SouthState Corporation (SSB) — Earnings Call X-Ray
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Previous Call Grade
A
Q1 2025
Calls Analyzed
38
2016–2025
Avg Candor
7.6/9
evasion 1.5/9
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🔒 Q2 2025 earnings call
2025-07-25
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A
Q1 2025 earnings call
2025-04-25
Management raised guidance against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: raisedDemand: mixedMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: under pressureHeadcount: growing 7 analysts · 17 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
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?
NO 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?
A
Q3 2024 earnings call
2024-10-24
Management held guidance steady against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: expandingBacklog: stablePricing: under pressureHeadcount: flat 6 analysts · 13 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?
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?
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?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q2 2024 earnings call
2024-07-25
Management held guidance steady against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: expandingBacklog: stablePricing: stable 5 analysts · 13 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
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?
NO 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?
B
Q1 2024 earnings call
2024-04-27
Management lowered guidance against accelerating demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: loweredDemand: acceleratingMargins: stableBacklog: growingPricing: stable 6 analysts · 14 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
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?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
B+
Q4 2023 earnings call
2024-01-26
Management held guidance steady against steady demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: contractingBacklog: shrinkingPricing: stableCapex: decreasing 7 analysts · 18 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?
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?
YES 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 2023 earnings call
2023-10-27
Management held guidance steady against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: slowingMargins: contractingBacklog: shrinkingPricing: under pressure 5 analysts · 17 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
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?
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?
B+
Q2 2023 earnings call
2023-07-28
Management held guidance steady against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: slowingMargins: contractingPricing: under pressure 6 analysts · 12 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?
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?
YES 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 |
2023-04-28 |
B+ |
maintained | slowing | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2022 |
2023-01-27 |
A |
raised | slowing | expanding |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2022 |
2022-10-25 |
A |
raised | slowing | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2022 |
2022-07-29 |
A |
maintained | slowing | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q1 2022 |
2022-04-29 |
A |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q4 2021 |
2022-01-25 |
A |
maintained | accelerating | stable |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2021 |
2021-10-31 |
B+ |
maintained | accelerating | stable |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q1 2021 |
2021-05-02 |
A |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q4 2020 |
2021-01-28 |
A |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2020 |
2020-11-01 |
A |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2020 |
2020-10-30 |
B |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2020 |
2020-07-31 |
B |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2020 |
2020-04-24 |
B |
none | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2019 |
2019-10-30 |
A |
maintained | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2019 |
2019-07-30 |
B+ |
maintained | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q1 2019 |
2019-05-05 |
A |
maintained | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q4 2018 |
2019-01-29 |
B |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2018 |
2018-10-23 |
B |
none | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2018 |
2018-07-31 |
B+ |
maintained | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2018 |
2018-04-24 |
B |
maintained | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2017 |
2018-01-23 |
A |
maintained | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2017 |
2017-10-24 |
A |
maintained | stable | stable |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2017 |
2017-07-21 |
A |
maintained | accelerating | stable |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Apr 2017 |
2017-04-27 |
B+ |
none | stable | unclear |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2017 |
2017-04-21 |
B |
none | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2016 |
2017-01-27 |
B+ |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2016 |
2016-10-21 |
A |
maintained | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2016 |
2016-07-22 |
B+ |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2016 |
2016-04-22 |
A |
maintained | accelerating | stable |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q4 2015 |
2016-01-22 |
A |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
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