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Altimmune, Inc. (ALT) — Earnings Call X-Ray

Our AI read all 30 of ALT's earnings calls (2017–2025) and answered the same battery of questions about each one. Every past call is free; the newest quarter unlocks with a free account.

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Calls Analyzed
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2017–2025
Avg Candor
5.9/9
evasion 3.1/9
Promotional ToneCritic AmmunitionMargins ContractingCapex IncreasingReads RehearsedQuestion Left Hanging

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🔒 Q1 2025 earnings call 2025-05-13 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 Q4 2024 earnings call 2025-02-27 move ±13.1%

Management gave no formal guidance against contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.

Margins: contractingHeadcount: flatCapex: increasing 8 analysts · 12 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts⚑ Reads rehearsed
Candor 5/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 7/9
Stress 2/9
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?
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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

D Q3 2024 earnings call 2024-11-12 move ±15.8%

Management gave no formal guidance. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.

Headcount: growing 6 analysts · 12 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts⚑ Reads rehearsed
Candor 6/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 5/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 7/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 7/9
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?
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?
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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

F Q2 2024 earnings call 2024-08-10 move ±13.8%

Management held guidance steady against contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.

Guidance: maintainedMargins: contracting 6 analysts · 13 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection beats results
Candor 5/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 8/9
Stress 3/9
Complexity 7/9
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?
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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

F Q1 2024 earnings call 2024-05-09 move ±18%

Management gave no formal guidance against contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.

Margins: contractingCapex: increasing 6 analysts · 12 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead✓ Early product, fast growth⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection beats results
Candor 5/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 7/9
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?
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?
YES 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?
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 Q4 2023 earnings call 2024-03-27 move ±25.8%

Management gave no formal guidance against contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Margins: contracting 8 analysts · 17 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts⚑ Reads rehearsed
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 6/9
Stress 2/9
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?
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?
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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

D Q3 2023 earnings call 2023-11-07 move ±12.2%

Management gave no formal guidance. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.

6 analysts · 15 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts⚑ Reads rehearsed
Candor 6/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 7/9
Stress 2/9
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?
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?
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?
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D Q2 2023 earnings call 2023-08-10 move ±10%

Management gave no formal guidance. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.

Capex: increasing 7 analysts · 16 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable⚑ Reads rehearsed
Candor 6/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 7/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 7/9
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?
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?
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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

Earlier calls

CallDateGradeGuidanceDemandMarginsCandorEvasion
Q1 2023 2023-05-11 C maintainedunclearunclear 6/9 4/9
Q4 2022 2023-02-28 D maintainedunclearcontracting 6/9 4/9
Q3 2022 2022-11-10 D maintainedunclearunclear 6/9 4/9
Q2 2022 2022-08-11 D noneunclearunclear 6/9 3/9
Q1 2022 2022-05-12 D maintainedunclearcontracting 6/9 3/9
Q4 2021 2022-03-15 D noneunclearcontracting 6/9 4/9
Q3 2021 2021-11-10 C noneunclearcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q2 2021 2021-08-11 D noneunclearcontracting 7/9 5/9
Q1 2021 2021-05-17 F noneunclearcontracting 6/9 4/9
Q4 2020 2021-02-25 F noneunclearunclear 5/9 4/9
Q3 2020 2020-11-10 D noneunclearcontracting 5/9 2/9
Q2 2020 2020-08-12 C noneunclearcontracting 6/9 2/9
Q1 2020 2020-05-14 D noneunclearcontracting 6/9 2/9
Q3 2019 2019-11-14 D noneunclearcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q2 2019 2019-08-14 C maintainedunclearstable 6/9 2/9
Q1 2019 2019-05-15 D noneunclearstable 6/9 3/9
Q4 2018 2019-04-02 F noneunclearcontracting 5/9 3/9
Q2 2018 2018-08-15 F noneunclearcontracting 6/9 2/9
Q1 2018 2018-05-16 C noneunclearcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q4 2017 2018-03-29 C noneunclearcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q3 2017 2017-11-10 C maintainedstablecontracting 6/9 2/9
Q2 2017 2017-08-10 D noneunclearcontracting 6/9 2/9

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