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Teligent's (TLGT) — Earnings Call X-Ray

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Calls Analyzed
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2016–2021
Avg Candor
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evasion 2.9/9
Evasive ManagementCritic AmmunitionUnderused Fixed CostsPricing Under PressureMargins ContractingReads RehearsedQuestion Left HangingResults Worse Than Direction

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🔒 Q2 2021 earnings call 2021-08-16 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 Q1 2021 earnings call 2021-05-25

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

Margins: contractingPricing: under pressure 1 analysts · 4 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection beats results
Candor 5/9
Specificity 4/9
Evasion 6/9
Confidence 5/9
Uncertainty 7/9
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?
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?
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?

D Q2 2020 earnings call 2020-08-19

Management held guidance steady against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: mixedMargins: expandingPricing: under pressureHeadcount: cutting
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 2/9
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?
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?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

F Q1 2020 earnings call 2020-05-22

Management withdrew guidance against mixed demand signals and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid.

Guidance: withdrawnDemand: mixedMargins: contractingPricing: under pressureHeadcount: cutting 2 analysts · 11 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hangingDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 5/9
Uncertainty 8/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 5/9
Complexity 5/9
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?
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?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

F Q4 2019 earnings call 2020-04-08

Management withdrew guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Guidance: withdrawnDemand: slowingMargins: contractingPricing: under pressure 1 analysts · 4 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedCFO dominatesDirection beats results
Candor 8/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 5/9
Uncertainty 6/9
Promotion 3/9
Stress 5/9
Complexity 7/9
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?
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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

D Q3 2019 earnings call 2019-11-04

Management held guidance steady against steady demand. The delivery was rich in specifics.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: stablePricing: stableHeadcount: growing 3 analysts · 9 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection beats results
Candor 6/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 5/9
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?
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?
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?
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?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

D Q2 2019 earnings call 2019-08-05

Management held guidance steady against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: expandingPricing: stableHeadcount: growingCapex: decreasing 3 analysts · 10 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up ahead
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 3/9
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?
YES 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?
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?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

D Q1 2019 earnings call 2019-05-06

Management held guidance steady against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: mixedMargins: expandingPricing: stableCapex: increasing 2 analysts · 7 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ Reads rehearsedHidden segment
Candor 6/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 5/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 4/9
Complexity 7/9
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?
YES 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?
YES 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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

Earlier calls

CallDateGradeGuidanceDemandMarginsCandorEvasion
Q4 2018 2019-03-18 D nonemixedcontracting 7/9 3/9
Q3 2018 2018-11-14 D loweredmixedcontracting 8/9 2/9
Q2 2018 2018-08-08 D loweredacceleratingcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q4 2017 2018-03-17 C maintainedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q3 2017 2017-11-06 F loweredslowingcontracting 7/9 3/9
Q2 2017 2017-08-08 D loweredmixedcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q1 2017 2017-05-02 C+ maintainedacceleratingexpanding 6/9 3/9
Q4 2016 2017-03-07 C noneacceleratingstable 6/9 4/9
Q3 2016 2016-10-27 C+ maintainedacceleratingcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q2 2016 2016-07-28 B raisedacceleratingexpanding 6/9 3/9
Q1 2016 2016-04-28 B+ maintainedacceleratingstable 7/9 2/9
Q4 2015 2016-03-11 C nonemixedcontracting 7/9 3/9

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