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Olin Corporation (OLN) — Earnings Call X-Ray

Our AI read all 38 of OLN's earnings calls (2016–2025) and answered the same battery of questions about each one. Every past call is free; the newest quarter unlocks with a free account.

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Calls Analyzed
38
2016–2025
Avg Candor
6.7/9
evasion 3.3/9
Guidance LoweredHigh CandorCritic AmmunitionUnderused Fixed CostsRaising PricesMargins ContractingCapex IncreasingQuestion Left Hanging

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🔒 Q1 2025 earnings call 2025-05-02 NEWEST

Guidance: ■■■■■Demand: ■■■■■■ Margins: ■■■■Backlog: ■■■■ ■ analysts, ■■ questionsexpected move ±■■%
Candor /9
Specificity /9
Evasion /9
Stress /9

Management ■■■■■■ guidance against ■■■■■■■■ demand and ■■■■■■■ margins. The delivery was ■■■■■■■■ and ■■■■ in specifics, with ■■■ questions left hanging.

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D Q4 2024 earnings call 2025-01-31 move ±13.2%

Management lowered guidance against mixed demand signals and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid.

Guidance: loweredDemand: mixedMargins: contractingPricing: raisingCapex: increasing 18 analysts · 18 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritableDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 5/9
Uncertainty 6/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 3/9
Complexity 5/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
NO Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
YES Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

F Q3 2024 earnings call 2024-10-25 move ±8.4%

Management lowered guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid.

Guidance: loweredDemand: slowingMargins: contractingPricing: raisingCapex: decreasing 15 analysts · 31 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritableDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 5/9
Uncertainty 7/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 4/9
Complexity 6/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
NO Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

F Q2 2024 earnings call 2024-07-26 move ±7.9%

Management lowered guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid.

Guidance: loweredDemand: slowingMargins: contractingPricing: raisingCapex: decreasing 15 analysts · 31 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritableDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 5/9
Uncertainty 5/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 4/9
Complexity 6/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
YES Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
NO Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

F Q1 2024 earnings call 2024-04-26 move ±6.5%

Management held guidance steady against mixed demand signals and contracting margins.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: mixedMargins: contractingPricing: under pressureCapex: flat 15 analysts · 28 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up aheadDirection beats results
Candor 6/9
Specificity 4/9
Evasion 5/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 6/9
Stress 3/9
Complexity 5/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
NO Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
YES Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

C Q4 2023 earnings call 2024-01-26 move ±8.8%

Management raised guidance against mixed demand signals and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid.

Guidance: raisedDemand: mixedMargins: contractingPricing: raising 16 analysts · 31 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up aheadDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 3/9
Complexity 6/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
NO Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
YES Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
YES Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

F Q3 2023 earnings call 2023-10-27 move ±9.2%

Management lowered guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Guidance: loweredDemand: slowingMargins: contractingPricing: under pressure 12 analysts · 27 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hangingDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 4/9
Complexity 6/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
NO Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
NO Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

F Q2 2023 earnings call 2023-07-28 move ±8.6%

Management lowered guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Guidance: loweredDemand: slowingMargins: contractingPricing: under pressure 14 analysts · 30 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hangingDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 5/9
Complexity 6/9
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
NO Would a skeptical short-seller find this call reassuring?
NO Would a careful investor underwrite management's guidance?
YES Is management's confidence proportionate to the evidence presented?
NO Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
YES Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
YES Does an obvious question remain unanswered?
NO Is a product early in its life but growing very fast?
NO Do they serve a small fraction of their addressable customers?
NO Is volume about to step up rather than grow gradually?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
YES Do current results look bad while the direction looks better?
NO Are deferred revenue or customer prepayments growing?
NO Is consolidation happening among their peers?
NO Is a founder still running the company?
NO Does the final speaker sound like they are summarizing a finished story?
NO Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
From the research question bank
1 more research questions answered NO

Earlier calls

CallDateGradeGuidanceDemandMarginsCandorEvasion
Q1 2023 2023-04-28 B raisedslowingcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q4 2022 2023-01-27 D maintainedslowingcontracting 7/9 5/9
Q3 2022 2022-10-27 D maintainedslowingcontracting 7/9 4/9
Q2 2022 2022-07-29 D loweredslowingcontracting 7/9 3/9
Q1 2022 2022-04-29 C+ maintainedmixedexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q4 2021 2022-01-28 D maintainedacceleratingexpanding 6/9 3/9
Q3 2021 2021-10-22 F raisedacceleratingexpanding 4/9 5/9
Q2 2021 2021-07-28 F raisedacceleratingexpanding 4/9 5/9
Q1 2021 2021-04-28 F raisedacceleratingexpanding 4/9 5/9
Q4 2020 2021-01-29 C raisedacceleratingexpanding 6/9 4/9
Q3 2020 2020-11-05 D raisedstableexpanding 6/9 4/9
Q2 2020 2020-08-06 B raisedmixedcontracting 7/9 3/9
Q1 2020 2020-04-30 F nonemixedcontracting 6/9 5/9
Q4 2019 2020-02-05 F withdrawnslowingcontracting 7/9 4/9
Q3 2019 2019-11-01 F loweredslowingcontracting 7/9 4/9
Q2 2019 2019-08-01 C+ maintainedmixedcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q1 2019 2019-05-01 C maintainedmixedcontracting 7/9 3/9
Q4 2018 2019-02-05 C+ maintainedmixedunclear 7/9 3/9
Q3 2018 2018-10-30 C loweredmixedcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q2 2018 2018-08-01 B raisedstableexpanding 7/9 4/9
Q1 2018 2018-05-02 C+ maintainedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q4 2017 2018-02-07 B+ raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q3 2017 2017-10-31 C+ maintainedmixedexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q2 2017 2017-08-01 B maintainedmixedcontracting 8/9 1/9
Q1 2017 2017-05-03 B+ raisedmixedcontracting 8/9 1/9
Q4 2016 2017-02-01 B raisedmixedexpanding 7/9 5/9
Q3 2016 2016-11-01 C loweredmixedcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q2 2016 2016-08-02 C+ loweredmixedcontracting 8/9 2/9
Q1 2016 2016-05-03 B maintainedmixedstable 7/9 2/9
Q4 2015 2016-02-03 C+ maintainedmixedcontracting 7/9 3/9

Research question bank — earlier calls

During our 1,600-question research program, batches of experimental hypotheses were tested directly against some of OLN's earlier calls. The YES answers — the rare hits — are shown; click any question to see every company that matched it. Full list: the question bank.

D Q2 2022 earnings call 2022-07-29

1 more research questions answered NO

B Q2 2018 earnings call 2018-08-01

1 more research questions answered NO

B Q2 2017 earnings call 2017-08-01

1 more research questions answered NO

B Q1 2016 earnings call 2016-05-03

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The grade is a transparent composite of call quality — candor, specificity, low evasion, low stress, whether the call resolves more doubts than it creates, and the guidance action — not a buy or sell signal. The expected move is a volatility estimate from the one signal that survived our out-of-sample tests: how a stock's own reaction and pre-call volatility predict the size (not direction) of its next move. Full detail, including everything that failed: methodology.

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