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Ultrapetrol's (ULTR) — Earnings Call X-Ray

Our AI read all 3 of ULTR's earnings calls (2016–2016) 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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Q2 2016 · sign up to see
Previous Call Grade
D
Q1 2016
Expected Move
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next 45 days · members
Calls Analyzed
3
2016–2016
Avg Candor
7/9
evasion 3.3/9
High CandorSigns of StressCritic AmmunitionUnderused Fixed CostsPricing Under PressureMargins ContractingDemand SlowingHidden Segment

Call-by-call analysis

🔒 Q2 2016 earnings call 2016-08-26 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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D Q1 2016 earnings call 2016-05-13

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: under pressureCapex: decreasing
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedHidden segmentDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 4/9
Uncertainty 6/9
Promotion 2/9
Stress 6/9
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?
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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

F Q4 2015 earnings call 2016-04-19

Management gave no formal guidance against slowing demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, visibly under pressure.

Demand: slowingMargins: contractingPricing: under pressureHeadcount: cuttingCapex: decreasing
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 3/9
Uncertainty 6/9
Promotion 2/9
Stress 7/9
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?
YES 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?

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