The Container Store Group, Inc. (TCS) — Earnings Call X-Ray
Our AI read all 35 of TCS's earnings calls (2016–2024) 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
Q1 2025
Calls Analyzed
35
2016–2024
Avg Candor
6.9/9
evasion 2.5/9
Call-by-call analysis
🔒 Q2 2024 earnings call
2024-10-29
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F
Q1 2025 earnings call
2024-08-06
Management withdrew guidance against slowing demand and expanding margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.
Guidance: withdrawnDemand: slowingMargins: expandingPricing: stableCapex: flat 2 analysts · 4 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Early product, fast growth⚑ Reads rehearsedHidden segmentDirection 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?
YES 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?
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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
F
Q4 2023 earnings call
2024-05-14
Management withdrew guidance against slowing demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, visibly under pressure.
Guidance: withdrawnDemand: slowingMargins: stablePricing: under pressureHeadcount: cuttingCapex: decreasing 2 analysts · 6 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hangingHidden segmentDirection 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?
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?
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
Q3 2023 earnings call
2024-02-06
Management lowered guidance against slowing demand and expanding margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.
Guidance: loweredDemand: slowingMargins: expandingPricing: stableCapex: decreasing 3 analysts · 7 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedHidden segmentDirection 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?
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?
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?
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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
D
Q2 2023 earnings call
2023-10-31
Management lowered guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: loweredDemand: slowingMargins: contractingBacklog: shrinkingPricing: under pressureHeadcount: growingCapex: decreasing 1 analysts · 1 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable⚑ Reads rehearsedCFO dominates
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?
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?
D
Q1 2023 earnings call
2023-08-01
Management lowered guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: loweredDemand: slowingMargins: contractingBacklog: shrinkingPricing: under pressureHeadcount: cuttingCapex: decreasing 3 analysts · 6 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hangingHidden segmentDirection 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?
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?
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?
D
Q4 2022 earnings call
2023-05-16
Management lowered guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: loweredDemand: slowingMargins: contractingBacklog: shrinkingPricing: stableHeadcount: cuttingCapex: decreasing 4 analysts · 9 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable⚑ Reads rehearsed
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?
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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
C
Q3 2022 earnings call
2023-02-07
Management lowered guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: loweredDemand: slowingMargins: contractingBacklog: shrinkingPricing: raisingCapex: increasing 3 analysts · 6 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts⚑ Reads rehearsedHidden segment
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?
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?
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?
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 |
|---|
| Q2 2022 |
2022-11-01 |
D |
withdrawn | slowing | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2022 |
2022-08-02 |
D |
lowered | mixed | contracting |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2021 |
2022-05-17 |
B |
maintained | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2021 |
2022-02-08 |
C+ |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q2 2021 |
2021-11-02 |
B |
maintained | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2021 |
2021-08-03 |
A |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2020 |
2021-05-18 |
C+ |
none | accelerating | contracting |
6/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2020 |
2021-02-02 |
B |
raised | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q2 2020 |
2020-10-20 |
A |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2020 |
2020-07-28 |
C |
withdrawn | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2019 |
2020-02-04 |
B |
maintained | mixed | stable |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2019 |
2019-10-29 |
B+ |
maintained | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q1 2019 |
2019-07-30 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2018 |
2019-05-14 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | stable |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2018 |
2019-02-05 |
C+ |
lowered | accelerating | stable |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2018 |
2018-10-30 |
C |
maintained | mixed | expanding |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q1 2018 |
2018-07-31 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | expanding |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2017 |
2018-05-22 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2017 |
2018-02-06 |
C+ |
maintained | mixed | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2017 |
2017-11-07 |
B |
raised | accelerating | stable |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2017 |
2017-08-02 |
C |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2016 |
2017-05-23 |
D |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2016 |
2017-02-07 |
F |
lowered | slowing | contracting |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q2 2016 |
2016-11-09 |
D |
lowered | mixed | stable |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q1 2016 |
2016-08-09 |
D |
maintained | slowing | expanding |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q4 2015 |
2016-04-25 |
D |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
6/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2015 |
2016-01-07 |
D |
lowered | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
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