CareTrust REIT, Inc. (CTRE) — Earnings Call X-Ray
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Previous Call Grade
B+
Q3 2024
Calls Analyzed
37
2016–2025
Avg Candor
7.4/9
evasion 2.7/9
Call-by-call analysis
🔒 Q4 2024 earnings call
2025-02-13
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B+
Q3 2024 earnings call
2024-10-30
move ±6.6%
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: stableHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 7 analysts · 23 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up ahead
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?
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?
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+
Q2 2024 earnings call
2024-08-04
move ±7.7%
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: stableCapex: increasing 7 analysts · 22 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up ahead
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?
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?
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+
Q1 2024 earnings call
2024-05-03
move ±6.5%
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: stableBacklog: growingPricing: raisingHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 7 analysts · 16 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
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?
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?
B+
Q4 2023 earnings call
2024-02-09
move ±9.4%
Management gave no formal guidance against accelerating demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning.
Demand: acceleratingMargins: stableBacklog: stablePricing: stableCapex: increasing 7 analysts · 23 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts
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?
YES 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?
C+
Q3 2023 earnings call
2023-11-10
move ±6.7%
Management gave no formal guidance against steady demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Demand: stableMargins: stableBacklog: stablePricing: stableCapex: increasing 5 analysts · 15 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
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?
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?
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?
C
Q2 2023 earnings call
2023-08-04
move ±7.7%
Management gave no formal guidance against steady demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Demand: stableBacklog: stablePricing: stableCapex: increasing 6 analysts · 15 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
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?
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?
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?
C+
Q1 2023 earnings call
2023-05-11
move ±7.1%
Management gave no formal guidance against accelerating demand. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.
Demand: acceleratingMargins: stableBacklog: growingPricing: raisingCapex: increasing 5 analysts · 16 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubtsDirection beats results
All 20 questions our AI answered about this call
YES 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?
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?
YES 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?
Earlier calls
| Call | Date | Grade | Guidance | Demand | Margins | Candor | Evasion |
|---|
| Q4 2022 |
2023-02-10 |
F |
withdrawn | accelerating | contracting |
8/9 |
5/9 |
| Q3 2022 |
2022-11-09 |
C+ |
none | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2022 |
2022-08-05 |
F |
withdrawn | mixed | unclear |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q1 2022 |
2022-05-06 |
F |
none | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q4 2021 |
2022-02-17 |
F |
withdrawn | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2021 |
2021-11-08 |
B+ |
raised | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2021 |
2021-08-08 |
B+ |
raised | mixed | contracting |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2021 |
2021-05-07 |
B+ |
raised | mixed | unclear |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q4 2020 |
2021-02-12 |
A |
maintained | mixed | stable |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q3 2020 |
2020-11-07 |
B |
raised | mixed | unclear |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q2 2020 |
2020-08-07 |
C+ |
maintained | mixed | contracting |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2020 |
2020-05-08 |
C |
maintained | mixed | unclear |
7/9 |
5/9 |
| Q4 2019 |
2020-02-21 |
B |
maintained | mixed | stable |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2019 |
2019-11-08 |
D |
maintained | stable | contracting |
7/9 |
3/9 |
| Q2 2019 |
2019-08-07 |
B |
maintained | accelerating | stable |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2019 |
2019-05-08 |
A |
raised | stable | stable |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2018 |
2019-02-14 |
C+ |
maintained | accelerating | stable |
7/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2018 |
2018-11-06 |
A |
raised | accelerating | stable |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2018 |
2018-08-05 |
A |
raised | accelerating | stable |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q1 2018 |
2018-05-09 |
B+ |
raised | mixed | stable |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2017 |
2018-02-28 |
C+ |
maintained | mixed | stable |
8/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2017 |
2017-11-09 |
A |
raised | stable | contracting |
8/9 |
1/9 |
| Q2 2017 |
2017-08-03 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | stable |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2017 |
2017-05-03 |
B+ |
raised | slowing | stable |
8/9 |
3/9 |
| Q4 2016 |
2017-02-08 |
A |
maintained | stable | stable |
8/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2016 |
2016-11-04 |
B+ |
raised | stable | stable |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2016 |
2016-08-09 |
B+ |
raised | accelerating | stable |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2016 |
2016-05-13 |
B+ |
raised | stable | stable |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2015 |
2016-02-12 |
B |
maintained | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
2/9 |
Research question bank — earlier calls
During our 1,600-question research program, batches of experimental hypotheses were tested directly against some of CTRE's earlier calls. The YES answers — the rare hits — are shown; click any question to see every company that matched it. Full list: the question bank.
C+
Q4 2017 earnings call
2018-02-28
1 more research questions answered NO
B+
Q2 2017 earnings call
2017-08-03
8 more research questions answered NO
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