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Sky Solar Holdings (SKYS) — Earnings Call X-Ray

Our AI read all 4 of SKYS's earnings calls (2016–2017) and answered the same battery of questions about each one. Every past call is free; the newest quarter unlocks with a free account.

Latest Call Grade
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Previous Call Grade
F
Q2 2016
Expected Move
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next 45 days · members
Calls Analyzed
4
2016–2017
Avg Candor
5/9
evasion 5.3/9
Guidance WithdrawnCritic AmmunitionPricing Under PressureMargins ExpandingCFO DominatesQuestion Left HangingResults Worse Than Direction

Call-by-call analysis

🔒 Sep 2017 earnings call 2017-09-28 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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F Q2 2016 earnings call 2016-09-08

Management withdrew guidance against steady demand and expanding margins.

Guidance: withdrawnDemand: stableMargins: expandingBacklog: stablePricing: under pressureCapex: flat 3 analysts · 7 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hangingCFO dominatesDirection beats results
Candor 5/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 5/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 6/9
Promotion 4/9
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?
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?
NO 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?

F Q1 2016 earnings call 2016-06-17

Management gave no formal guidance against steady demand and contracting margins. The delivery was frequently evasive.

Demand: stableMargins: contractingBacklog: growingPricing: under pressureCapex: increasing 4 analysts · 15 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up aheadHidden segmentDirection beats results
Candor 4/9
Specificity 5/9
Evasion 7/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 5/9
Promotion 4/9
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?
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?
YES 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?
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?
YES 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 Q4 2015 earnings call 2016-03-31

Management withdrew guidance against mixed demand signals.

Guidance: withdrawnDemand: mixedBacklog: stablePricing: under pressureCapex: increasing 3 analysts · 7 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hangingDirection beats results
Candor 6/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 5/9
Confidence 5/9
Uncertainty 6/9
Promotion 4/9
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?
NO 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?

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