Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPTT) — Earnings Call X-Ray
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Previous Call Grade
D
Q1 2025
Calls Analyzed
30
2015–2024
Avg Candor
5.6/9
evasion 3.2/9
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🔒 Q2 2025 earnings call
2024-12-17
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D
Q1 2025 earnings call
2024-09-17
Management held guidance steady against accelerating demand and expanding margins.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: stableHeadcount: cutting 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?
YES 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
Q4 2024 earnings call
2024-07-26
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: stableHeadcount: cuttingCapex: increasing 3 analysts · 9 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up ahead✓ Early product, fast growth⚑ Reads rehearsed
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?
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?
YES Are high fixed costs currently underutilised?
YES 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 2024 earnings call
2024-03-14
Management held guidance steady against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: stableHeadcount: cuttingCapex: increasing 2 analysts · 6 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up ahead✓ Early product, fast growth⚑ Reads rehearsed
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?
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?
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
Q2 2024 earnings call
2023-12-14
Management held guidance steady against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingBacklog: growingHeadcount: cuttingCapex: increasing 1 analysts · 2 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead✓ Early product, fast growth⚑ 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?
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?
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
Q1 2024 earnings call
2023-09-14
Management gave no formal guidance against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was rich in specifics, relaxed under questioning, promotional in tone.
Demand: acceleratingMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: stableHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 1 analysts · 2 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead✓ Early product, fast growth⚑ 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?
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?
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?
F
Q4 2023 earnings call
2023-07-13
Management raised guidance against accelerating demand and expanding margins. The delivery was visibly under pressure.
Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: stableHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 3 analysts · 8 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Prepayments growing✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ 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?
YES 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?
YES 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
2023-03-14
Management held guidance steady against accelerating demand. The delivery was rich in specifics.
Guidance: maintainedDemand: acceleratingMargins: stableBacklog: growingHeadcount: growing 1 analysts · 2 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead✓ Early product, fast growth⚑ 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?
YES 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?
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?
Earlier calls
| Call | Date | Grade | Guidance | Demand | Margins | Candor | Evasion |
|---|
| Q2 2023 |
2022-12-15 |
F |
maintained | accelerating | expanding |
6/9 |
5/9 |
| Q1 2023 |
2022-09-13 |
D |
maintained | stable | expanding |
7/9 |
1/9 |
| Q4 2022 |
2022-07-14 |
F |
raised | accelerating | unclear |
6/9 |
4/9 |
| Q3 2022 |
2022-03-15 |
D |
none | mixed | unclear |
7/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2022 |
2021-12-15 |
F |
none | unclear | contracting |
4/9 |
6/9 |
| Q3 2021 |
2021-03-09 |
F |
none | slowing | contracting |
6/9 |
5/9 |
| Q1 2020 |
2019-09-18 |
F |
none | accelerating | unclear |
6/9 |
5/9 |
| Q4 2019 |
2019-07-23 |
F |
none | accelerating | contracting |
5/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2019 |
2019-03-12 |
F |
none | accelerating | contracting |
5/9 |
4/9 |
| Q2 2019 |
2018-12-11 |
F |
none | accelerating | contracting |
4/9 |
5/9 |
| Q1 2019 |
2018-09-12 |
D |
none | accelerating | contracting |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2018 |
2018-07-17 |
F |
none | accelerating | contracting |
6/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2018 |
2018-03-07 |
F |
none | accelerating | unclear |
4/9 |
3/9 |
| Q2 2018 |
2017-12-13 |
F |
none | unclear | contracting |
6/9 |
6/9 |
| Q1 2018 |
2017-09-12 |
F |
none | unclear | unclear |
5/9 |
4/9 |
| Q4 2017 |
2017-07-17 |
F |
none | stable | unclear |
6/9 |
3/9 |
| Q3 2017 |
2017-03-08 |
F |
none | unclear | unclear |
6/9 |
5/9 |
| Q2 2017 |
2016-12-13 |
D |
maintained | slowing | unclear |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q1 2017 |
2016-09-13 |
D |
none | stable | expanding |
5/9 |
2/9 |
| Q4 2016 |
2016-07-19 |
D |
none | unclear | contracting |
6/9 |
2/9 |
| Q3 2016 |
2016-03-11 |
F |
none | unclear | contracting |
5/9 |
2/9 |
| Q2 2016 |
2015-12-15 |
D |
maintained | slowing | unclear |
6/9 |
2/9 |
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