Celsion Corporation (CLSN) — Earnings Call X-Ray
Our AI read all 27 of CLSN's earnings calls (2016–2022) 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
D
Q1 2022
Calls Analyzed
27
2016–2022
Avg Candor
5.7/9
evasion 2.7/9
Call-by-call analysis
🔒 Q2 2022 earnings call
2022-08-15
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Management ■■■■■■ guidance against ■■■■■■■■ demand and ■■■■■■■ margins. The delivery was ■■■■■■■■ and ■■■■ in specifics, with ■■■ questions left hanging.
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D
Q1 2022 earnings call
2022-05-16
Management held guidance steady against contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.
Guidance: maintainedMargins: contractingHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 3 analysts · 5 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection 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?
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?
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?
D
Q4 2021 earnings call
2022-03-31
Management gave no formal guidance against contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.
Margins: contractingHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 2 analysts · 9 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection 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?
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?
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
Q3 2021 earnings call
2021-11-15
Management gave no formal guidance against contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.
Margins: contractingHeadcount: growing 3 analysts · 8 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection 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?
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?
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 2021 earnings call
2021-08-12
Management gave no formal guidance against contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.
Margins: contractingHeadcount: growing 1 analysts · 4 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection beats results
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?
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?
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?
D
Q1 2021 earnings call
2021-05-14
Management gave no formal guidance against contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.
Margins: contractingHeadcount: growing 1 analysts · 3 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection 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?
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?
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
Q4 2020 earnings call
2021-03-19
Management held guidance steady against contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.
Guidance: maintainedMargins: contracting 2 analysts · 4 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection 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?
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
Q3 2020 earnings call
2020-11-16
Management gave no formal guidance against contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Margins: contractingHeadcount: cuttingCapex: decreasing 2 analysts · 6 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection 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?
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?
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?
Earlier calls
| Call | Date | Grade | Guidance | Demand | Margins | Candor | Evasion |
|---|
| Q2 2020 |
2020-08-14 |
F |
none | unclear | unclear |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q1 2020 |
2020-05-15 |
D |
none | unclear | unclear |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2019 |
2020-03-26 |
D |
none | unclear | unclear |
5/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2019 |
2019-11-15 |
F |
maintained | unclear | stable |
5/9 |
3/9 |
| Q2 2019 |
2019-08-15 |
D |
none | unclear | unclear |
5/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2019 |
2019-05-15 |
D |
none | unclear | unclear |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2018 |
2019-03-29 |
D |
none | unclear | unclear |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2018 |
2018-11-15 |
D |
none | unclear | unclear |
6/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2018 |
2018-08-14 |
F |
maintained | unclear | unclear |
5/9 |
5/9 |
| Q1 2018 |
2018-05-11 |
D |
none | unclear | unclear |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2017 |
2018-03-27 |
D |
none | unclear | stable |
6/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2017 |
2017-11-14 |
D |
none | unclear | unclear |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2017 |
2017-08-15 |
D |
none | accelerating | unclear |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2017 |
2017-05-12 |
F |
none | accelerating | unclear |
4/9 |
4/9 |
| Q4 2016 |
2017-03-16 |
F |
none | unclear | unclear |
4/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2016 |
2016-11-11 |
F |
none | unclear | unclear |
5/9 |
3/9 |
| Q2 2016 |
2016-08-15 |
F |
none | unclear | unclear |
5/9 |
4/9 |
| Q1 2016 |
2016-05-16 |
D |
none | unclear | unclear |
5/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2015 |
2016-03-30 |
C |
none | unclear | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
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