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Pingtan Marine Enterprise's (PME) — Earnings Call X-Ray

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Calls Analyzed
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2016–2020
Avg Candor
5/9
evasion 3/9
Critic AmmunitionFounder-LedVolume Step-UpUnderused Fixed CostsPricing Under PressureMargins ContractingCapex IncreasingCFO Dominates

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🔒 Q3 2020 earnings call 2020-11-11 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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F Q2 2020 earnings call 2020-08-18

Management gave no formal guidance against mixed demand signals and contracting margins.

Demand: mixedMargins: contractingPricing: under pressureCapex: increasing
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledCFO dominates
Candor 5/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 4/9
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?
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?
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?
YES 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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

D Q1 2020 earnings call 2020-05-12

Management gave no formal guidance against mixed demand signals and expanding margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.

Demand: mixedMargins: expandingPricing: under pressureCapex: increasing
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledCFO dominates
Candor 5/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 0/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 6/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 5/9
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?
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?
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?
YES 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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

F Q3 2019 earnings call 2019-11-12

Management gave no formal guidance against mixed demand signals and contracting margins.

Demand: mixedMargins: contractingPricing: under pressureCapex: increasing 1 analysts · 6 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledCFO dominates
Candor 5/9
Specificity 5/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 5/9
Promotion 3/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 7/9
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?
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?
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?
YES 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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

D Q2 2019 earnings call 2019-08-12

Management gave no formal guidance against accelerating demand and contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.

Demand: acceleratingMargins: contractingPricing: under pressureCapex: increasing
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledCFO dominates
Candor 5/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 6/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 6/9
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?
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?
YES 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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

D Q1 2019 earnings call 2019-05-11

Management gave no formal guidance against accelerating demand and contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.

Demand: acceleratingMargins: contractingPricing: under pressureCapex: increasing
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledCFO dominates
Candor 6/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 6/9
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?
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?
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?
YES 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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

C+ Q4 2018 earnings call 2019-03-18

Management raised guidance against steady demand and contracting margins. The delivery was rich in specifics.

Guidance: raisedDemand: stableMargins: contractingPricing: stableCapex: increasing 1 analysts · 10 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Resolves doubts✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-led
Candor 6/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 5/9
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?
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?
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?
YES 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?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

D Q4 2018 earnings call 2018-11-09

Management held guidance steady against steady demand and expanding margins.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: stableMargins: expandingPricing: under pressureCapex: increasing
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ Reads rehearsedFounder-ledHidden segment
Candor 4/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 2/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 3/9
Promotion 6/9
Stress 2/9
Complexity 5/9
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?
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?
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?
YES 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?
YES Does the CFO speak more than the CEO?
YES Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

Earlier calls

CallDateGradeGuidanceDemandMarginsCandorEvasion
Q2 2018 2018-08-10 D raisedslowingexpanding 5/9 3/9
Q1 2018 2018-05-13 F noneacceleratingexpanding 4/9 4/9
Q4 2017 2018-03-15 F nonemixedexpanding 5/9 3/9
Q3 2017 2017-11-11 F nonemixedexpanding 4/9 6/9
Q2 2017 2017-08-10 D maintainedacceleratingexpanding 4/9 2/9
Q1 2017 2017-05-16 F noneacceleratingexpanding 4/9 2/9
Q4 2016 2017-03-09 F maintainedstableexpanding 5/9 4/9
Q3 2016 2016-11-10 F noneslowingcontracting 6/9 5/9
Q2 2016 2016-08-09 D noneslowingcontracting 6/9 2/9
Q1 2016 2016-05-11 F noneslowingcontracting 6/9 4/9

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