Skillz Inc. (SKLZ) — Earnings Call X-Ray
Our AI read all 18 of SKLZ's earnings calls (2021–2025) 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
F
Q4 2024
Calls Analyzed
18
2021–2025
Avg Candor
5.8/9
evasion 3.2/9
Call-by-call analysis
🔒 Q1 2025 earnings call
2025-05-09
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F
Q4 2024 earnings call
2025-03-13
move ±23.6%
Management gave no formal guidance. The delivery was light on specifics.
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-led
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?
YES 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?
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?
YES 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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
F
Q3 2024 earnings call
2024-11-07
move ±16.5%
Management gave no formal guidance against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was visibly under pressure, promotional in tone.
Demand: stableMargins: expandingPricing: stableHeadcount: cutting 1 analysts · 4 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledDirection beats results
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?
YES 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?
YES 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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
F
Q2 2024 earnings call
2024-08-02
move ±8.6%
Management lowered guidance against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: loweredDemand: stableMargins: expandingPricing: stableHeadcount: cutting 1 analysts · 3 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hangingFounder-ledDirection beats results
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?
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?
YES 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
4 more research questions answered NO
F
Q1 2024 earnings call
2024-05-10
move ±18.7%
Management held guidance steady against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, visibly under pressure.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: slowingMargins: contractingPricing: stableHeadcount: flat
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledDirection beats results
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?
YES 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?
YES 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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
F
Q4 2023 earnings call
2024-03-14
move ±11.8%
Management held guidance steady against slowing demand and expanding margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: slowingMargins: expandingPricing: stableHeadcount: flat 1 analysts · 2 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledDirection beats results
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?
YES 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?
YES 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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
D
Q3 2023 earnings call
2023-11-08
move ±25.2%
Management gave no formal guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, visibly under pressure.
Demand: slowingMargins: contractingPricing: stableHeadcount: flat 1 analysts · 3 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledDirection beats results
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?
YES 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?
YES 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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
D
Q2 2023 earnings call
2023-08-02
move ±23.6%
Management held guidance steady against slowing demand and expanding margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: slowingMargins: expandingPricing: stableHeadcount: growingCapex: decreasing 1 analysts · 2 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledDirection beats results
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?
YES 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?
YES 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?
YES 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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
Earlier calls
| Call | Date | Grade | Guidance | Demand | Margins | Candor | Evasion |
|---|
| Q1 2023 |
2023-05-09 |
D |
none | slowing | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2022 |
2023-03-30 |
F |
withdrawn | slowing | expanding |
6/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2022 |
2022-11-02 |
F |
maintained | slowing | expanding |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q2 2022 |
2022-08-03 |
F |
lowered | slowing | contracting |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q1 2022 |
2022-05-04 |
F |
maintained | slowing | contracting |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q4 2021 |
2022-02-23 |
F |
maintained | slowing | contracting |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2021 |
2021-11-03 |
F |
maintained | accelerating | unclear |
4/9 |
4/9 |
| Q2 2021 |
2021-08-03 |
F |
maintained | stable | contracting |
4/9 |
5/9 |
| Q1 2021 |
2021-05-04 |
F |
raised | accelerating | unclear |
4/9 |
5/9 |
| Q4 2020 |
2021-03-10 |
D |
raised | accelerating | stable |
4/9 |
3/9 |
Research question bank — earlier calls
During our 1,600-question research program, batches of experimental hypotheses were tested directly against some of SKLZ'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.
F
Q1 2022 earnings call
2022-05-04
4 more research questions answered NO
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