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TechPrecision Corporation (TPCS) — Earnings Call X-Ray

Our AI read all 33 of TPCS's earnings calls (2016–2025) 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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Calls Analyzed
33
2016–2025
Avg Candor
5.6/9
evasion 6.2/9
High CandorEvasive ManagementSigns of StressCritic AmmunitionUnderused Fixed CostsMargins ContractingCapex IncreasingReads Rehearsed

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🔒 Q2 2025 earnings call 2025-01-23 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 Q1 2025 earnings call 2024-11-14 move ±17.8%

Management gave no formal guidance against steady demand and contracting margins. The delivery was unusually candid, rich in specifics, frequently evasive.

Demand: stableMargins: contractingBacklog: stableCapex: increasing
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 8/9
Confidence 5/9
Uncertainty 6/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 6/9
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?
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?
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 Q3 2024 earnings call 2024-02-29 move ±19.8%

Management gave no formal guidance against accelerating demand and contracting margins. The delivery was frequently evasive, visibly under pressure.

Demand: acceleratingMargins: contractingBacklog: growingPricing: stableHeadcount: growingCapex: increasing 4 analysts · 17 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up aheadDirection beats results
Candor 6/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 7/9
Confidence 5/9
Uncertainty 5/9
Promotion 3/9
Stress 6/9
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?
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?
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?

F Q2 2024 earnings call 2023-11-21 move ±8.1%

Management gave no formal guidance against steady demand and contracting margins. The delivery was guarded, light on specifics, frequently evasive.

Demand: stableMargins: contractingBacklog: stableCapex: increasing 6 analysts · 30 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Prepayments growing✓ Volume step-up ahead⚑ Reads rehearsedDirection beats results
Candor 3/9
Specificity 3/9
Evasion 8/9
Confidence 5/9
Uncertainty 6/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 7/9
Complexity 8/9
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?
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?

F Q1 2024 earnings call 2023-08-21 move ±9.6%

Management gave no formal guidance against steady demand and contracting margins. The delivery was light on specifics, frequently evasive, visibly under pressure.

Demand: stableMargins: contractingBacklog: growingCapex: increasing 3 analysts · 12 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hangingDirection beats results
Candor 6/9
Specificity 3/9
Evasion 7/9
Confidence 5/9
Uncertainty 7/9
Promotion 2/9
Stress 6/9
Complexity 8/9
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?
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?
From the research question bank
1 more research questions answered NO

F Q4 2023 earnings call 2023-06-15 move ±11.9%

Management gave no formal guidance against steady demand. The delivery was frequently evasive.

Demand: stableMargins: mixedBacklog: growingCapex: flat 5 analysts · 22 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hangingDirection beats results
Candor 6/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 8/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 5/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 5/9
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?
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?
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?

F Q3 2023 earnings call 2023-02-14 move ±17%

Management gave no formal guidance against steady demand and expanding margins. The delivery was frequently evasive, visibly under pressure.

Demand: stableMargins: expandingBacklog: growingPricing: under pressureCapex: flat 1 analysts · 12 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Prepayments growing✓ Volume step-up aheadDirection beats results
Candor 5/9
Specificity 4/9
Evasion 8/9
Confidence 6/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 3/9
Stress 6/9
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?
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?
YES 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?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

F Q2 2023 earnings call 2022-11-17 move ±12%

Management gave no formal guidance against steady demand. The delivery was frequently evasive, visibly under pressure.

Demand: stableBacklog: growingCapex: increasing 4 analysts · 18 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up aheadHidden segmentDirection beats results
Candor 5/9
Specificity 6/9
Evasion 7/9
Confidence 5/9
Uncertainty 6/9
Promotion 3/9
Stress 6/9
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?
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?
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?
NO Does the call read rehearsed rather than lived?

Earlier calls

CallDateGradeGuidanceDemandMarginsCandorEvasion
Q1 2023 2022-08-22 F noneacceleratingcontracting 5/9 8/9
Q4 2022 2022-07-13 F noneacceleratingcontracting 6/9 6/9
Q3 2022 2022-02-17 F noneacceleratingcontracting 6/9 7/9
Q2 2022 2021-12-07 F noneacceleratingcontracting 4/9 8/9
Q1 2022 2021-08-12 C+ noneacceleratingexpanding 6/9 6/9
Q3 2021 2021-02-11 F noneacceleratingexpanding 4/9 8/9
Q2 2021 2020-11-12 F maintainedacceleratingexpanding 4/9 6/9
Q1 2021 2020-08-13 F maintainedmixedcontracting 7/9 6/9
Q4 2020 2020-06-11 F noneacceleratingcontracting 5/9 6/9
Q4 2019 2020-02-13 F noneacceleratingcontracting 7/9 6/9
Q2 2020 2019-11-13 F noneacceleratingcontracting 6/9 8/9
Q1 2020 2019-08-13 F noneunclearcontracting 6/9 7/9
Q4 2019 2019-06-27 F maintainedacceleratingexpanding 4/9 7/9
Q3 2019 2019-02-13 F noneacceleratingexpanding 6/9 7/9
Q2 2019 2018-11-13 F noneacceleratingexpanding 5/9 8/9
Q1 2019 2018-08-16 F noneacceleratingcontracting 5/9 6/9
Q4 2018 2018-06-28 F noneacceleratingcontracting 4/9 7/9
Q2 2018 2017-11-13 F noneacceleratingstable 6/9 6/9
Q1 2018 2017-08-14 C+ noneacceleratingexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q4 2017 2017-06-28 D nonemixedcontracting 6/9 5/9
Q3 2017 2017-02-16 C nonemixedexpanding 7/9 2/9
Q2 2017 2016-11-16 C+ nonestableexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q1 2017 2016-08-15 D nonestableexpanding 6/9 4/9
Q4 2016 2016-06-28 C+ nonestableexpanding 7/9 3/9
Q3 2016 2016-02-16 F nonestableexpanding 4/9 7/9

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