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Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) — Earnings Call X-Ray

Our AI read all 39 of LULU's earnings calls (2015–2025) 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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Previous Call Grade
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Q4 2024
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Calls Analyzed
39
2015–2025
Avg Candor
6.9/9
evasion 2.8/9
High CandorCritic AmmunitionEarly Product, Fast GrowthMargins ContractingCapex IncreasingReads RehearsedQuestion Left HangingResults Worse Than Direction

Call-by-call analysis

🔒 Q1 2025 earnings call 2025-06-05 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 Q4 2024 earnings call 2025-03-27 move ±20.5%

Management held guidance steady against mixed demand signals and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: mixedMargins: contractingPricing: stableCapex: increasing 12 analysts · 12 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Early product, fast growth⚑ Reads rehearsed
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 5/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 3/9
Complexity 3/9
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?
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?
YES 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?

C Q3 2024 earnings call 2024-12-05 move ±21.8%

Management raised guidance against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.

Guidance: raisedDemand: mixedMargins: expandingPricing: stableCapex: increasing 11 analysts · 14 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts⚑ Reads rehearsedHidden segment
Candor 6/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 5/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 3/9
Complexity 2/9
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?
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?
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?
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?

C Q2 2024 earnings call 2024-08-29 move ±8.7%

Management lowered guidance against mixed demand signals. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Guidance: loweredDemand: mixedMargins: stablePricing: stableCapex: flat 11 analysts · 16 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Early product, fast growthDirection beats results
Candor 8/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 5/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 3/9
Complexity 3/9
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?
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?
YES 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?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

B Q1 2024 earnings call 2024-06-05 move ±12%

Management held guidance steady against mixed demand signals. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: mixedMargins: stablePricing: stableCapex: flat 9 analysts · 12 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Early product, fast growth⚑ Reads rehearsed
Candor 8/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 3/9
Complexity 3/9
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?
YES 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?
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?

C+ Q4 2023 earnings call 2024-03-21 move ±20.4%

Management held guidance steady against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: mixedMargins: expandingPricing: stableCapex: increasing 10 analysts · 14 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Early product, fast growth⚑ Reads rehearsed
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 6/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 3/9
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?
YES 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?
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?

B+ Q3 2023 earnings call 2023-12-07 move ±11.8%

Management raised guidance against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics.

Guidance: raisedDemand: stableMargins: expandingPricing: stableCapex: increasing 11 analysts · 15 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Early product, fast growth⚑ Reads rehearsed
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 3/9
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?
YES 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?
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?
From the research question bank

B Q2 2023 earnings call 2023-08-31 move ±12.1%

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

Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingPricing: stableCapex: increasing 10 analysts · 16 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition✓ Skeptic reassured⚑ Question left hanging✓ Guidance underwritable✓ Resolves doubts✓ Early product, fast growth
Candor 7/9
Specificity 8/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 6/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 3/9
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?
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?
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?

Earlier calls

CallDateGradeGuidanceDemandMarginsCandorEvasion
Q1 2023 2023-06-01 A raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q4 2022 2023-03-28 C+ maintainedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q3 2022 2022-12-08 B+ raisedacceleratingcontracting 7/9 3/9
Q2 2022 2022-09-01 B+ raisedacceleratingcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q1 2022 2022-06-02 B+ raisedacceleratingcontracting 7/9 2/9
Q4 2021 2022-03-29 B raisedacceleratingcontracting 7/9 4/9
Q3 2021 2021-12-09 B raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 4/9
Q2 2021 2021-09-08 B+ raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q1 2021 2021-06-03 A raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 1/9
Q4 2020 2021-03-30 B+ raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q3 2020 2020-12-10 B+ raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q2 2020 2020-09-09 C+ maintainedacceleratingcontracting 7/9 3/9
Q1 2020 2020-06-11 C withdrawnacceleratingcontracting 8/9 3/9
Q4 2019 2020-03-26 C withdrawnslowingunclear 7/9 3/9
Q3 2019 2019-12-11 B+ raisedacceleratingexpanding 6/9 2/9
Q2 2019 2019-09-05 B+ raisedacceleratingexpanding 6/9 4/9
Q1 2019 2019-06-12 A raisedacceleratingexpanding 6/9 3/9
Q4 2018 2019-03-27 C+ maintainedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 4/9
Q3 2018 2018-12-06 A raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q2 2018 2018-08-30 A raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q1 2018 2018-05-31 A raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q4 2017 2018-03-27 B+ maintainedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q3 2017 2017-12-06 A raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q2 2017 2017-09-01 A raisedacceleratingexpanding 6/9 2/9
Q1 2017 2017-06-02 B+ raisedacceleratingexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q4 2016 2017-03-29 D loweredslowingexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q3 2016 2016-12-07 B maintainedmixedexpanding 6/9 2/9
Q2 2016 2016-09-01 A raisedstableexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q1 2016 2016-06-08 C+ maintainedstableexpanding 7/9 4/9
Q4 2015 2016-03-30 C+ maintainedacceleratingcontracting 6/9 2/9
Q3 2015 2015-12-09 D loweredmixedcontracting 7/9 3/9

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