Steelcase Inc. (SCS) — Earnings Call X-Ray
Our AI read all 39 of SCS's earnings calls (2015–2025) and answered the same battery of questions about each one. Every past call is free; the newest quarter unlocks with a free account.
Previous Call Grade
C+
Q4 2025
Calls Analyzed
39
2015–2025
Avg Candor
7.5/9
evasion 2.3/9
Call-by-call analysis
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2025-06-26
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C+
Q4 2025 earnings call
2025-03-27
Management held guidance steady against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: mixedMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: raisingHeadcount: cuttingCapex: flat 4 analysts · 11 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Resolves doubtsCFO dominatesDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES 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?
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?
NO 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?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q3 2025 earnings call
2024-12-19
Management raised guidance against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: raisedDemand: mixedMargins: expandingBacklog: shrinkingPricing: stableHeadcount: cuttingCapex: increasing 4 analysts · 13 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsHidden segmentCFO dominates
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES 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?
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?
NO 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?
YES Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B
Q2 2025 earnings call
2024-09-19
Management held guidance steady against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: mixedMargins: expandingBacklog: stablePricing: stable 4 analysts · 10 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts⚑ Reads rehearsedCFO dominates
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES 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?
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?
NO 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?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
NO Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO 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?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q1 2025 earnings call
2024-06-20
Management held guidance steady against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: raising 4 analysts · 11 questions
✓ Clean call✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsCFO dominates
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES 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?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
NO Is there something a critic could fairly use against the company?
NO Is a claimed advantage dependent on scale they lack?
NO 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?
NO Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES Is pricing recovering from a depressed level?
NO 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?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B
Q4 2024 earnings call
2024-03-21
Management held guidance steady against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingBacklog: shrinkingPricing: stableCapex: increasing 4 analysts · 17 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsCFO dominatesDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES 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?
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?
NO 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?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B
Q3 2024 earnings call
2023-12-20
Management held guidance steady against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: expandingBacklog: shrinkingPricing: raising 4 analysts · 11 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsCFO dominatesDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES 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?
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?
NO 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?
NO 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?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
A
Q2 2024 earnings call
2023-09-20
Management raised guidance against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: raisedDemand: stableMargins: expandingBacklog: shrinkingPricing: stableHeadcount: cuttingCapex: flat 4 analysts · 21 questions
✓ Clean call✓ Skeptic reassured⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsHidden segment
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES 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?
YES Does the call resolve more doubts than it creates?
NO 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?
YES Is a fast-growing segment obscured by a declining one?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
Earlier calls
| Call | Date | Grade | Guidance | Demand | Margins | Candor | Evasion |
|---|
| Q1 2024 |
2023-06-22 |
C+ |
maintained | mixed | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2023 |
2023-03-23 |
C |
maintained | mixed | expanding |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2023 |
2022-12-20 |
D |
maintained | slowing | contracting |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q2 2023 |
2022-09-22 |
D |
lowered | slowing | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2023 |
2022-06-23 |
C+ |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2022 |
2022-03-24 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2022 |
2021-12-17 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2022 |
2021-09-23 |
B+ |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q1 2022 |
2021-06-24 |
A |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2021 |
2021-03-24 |
C+ |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2021 |
2020-12-18 |
C+ |
maintained | slowing | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2021 |
2020-09-23 |
D |
lowered | mixed | expanding |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2021 |
2020-07-01 |
C+ |
none | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2020 |
2020-03-25 |
D |
withdrawn | mixed | expanding |
8/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2020 |
2019-12-18 |
B+ |
raised | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2020 |
2019-09-20 |
B+ |
raised | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q1 2020 |
2019-06-21 |
C+ |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2019 |
2019-03-20 |
A |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2019 |
2018-12-19 |
B+ |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2019 |
2018-09-21 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2019 |
2018-06-21 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2018 |
2018-03-21 |
C+ |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2018 |
2017-12-20 |
C+ |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2018 |
2017-09-19 |
D |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
6/9 |
4/9 |
| Q1 2018 |
2017-06-22 |
D |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q4 2017 |
2017-03-22 |
C+ |
maintained | mixed | expanding |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2017 |
2016-12-21 |
D |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
4/9 |
| Q2 2017 |
2016-09-22 |
B |
maintained | mixed | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2017 |
2016-06-23 |
D |
lowered | mixed | expanding |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2016 |
2016-03-23 |
B |
maintained | mixed | expanding |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2016 |
2015-12-22 |
D |
lowered | slowing | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
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