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AmSurg (AMSG) — Earnings Call X-Ray

Our AI read all 4 of AMSG'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.

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Previous Call Grade
C+
Q2 2016
Expected Move
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Calls Analyzed
4
2016–2016
Avg Candor
7/9
evasion 2/9
Guidance LoweredHigh CandorSkeptic ReassuredCritic AmmunitionPricing Under PressureMargins ContractingCapex IncreasingCFO Dominates

Call-by-call analysis

🔒 Q3 2016 earnings call 2016-11-01 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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C+ Q2 2016 earnings call 2016-08-02

Management lowered guidance against steady demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.

Guidance: loweredDemand: stableMargins: contractingPricing: under pressureHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 7 analysts · 24 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsCFO dominates
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 1/9
Complexity 6/9
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?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?
From the research question bank
1 more research questions answered NO
NO senior hire recruited

A Q1 2016 earnings call 2016-05-03

Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.

Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: raisingHeadcount: growingCapex: flat 8 analysts · 26 questions
✓ Clean call✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 1/9
Complexity 6/9
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?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

B+ Q4 2015 earnings call 2016-02-24

Management held guidance steady against steady demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: stableBacklog: growingPricing: raisingCapex: increasing 9 analysts · 22 questions
✓ Clean call✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 1/9
Complexity 5/9
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?
NO Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

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