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TerraVia Holdings' (TVIA) — Earnings Call X-Ray

Our AI read all 4 of TVIA's earnings calls (2016–2017) 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
D
Q4 2016
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Calls Analyzed
4
2016–2017
Avg Candor
6.3/9
evasion 3.5/9
Guidance RaisedCritic AmmunitionVolume Step-UpEarly Product, Fast GrowthUnderused Fixed CostsMargins ExpandingDemand AcceleratingCutting Headcount

Call-by-call analysis

🔒 Q1 2017 earnings call 2017-05-03 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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D Q4 2016 earnings call 2017-03-08

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

Guidance: raisedDemand: acceleratingMargins: expandingPricing: stableHeadcount: cuttingCapex: decreasing 2 analysts · 8 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead✓ Early product, fast growthHidden segmentDirection beats results
Candor 6/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 7/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 5/9
Stress 4/9
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?
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?
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?

F Q3 2016 earnings call 2016-11-02

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

Guidance: loweredDemand: mixedMargins: contractingCapex: decreasing 2 analysts · 6 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead✓ Early product, fast growthHidden segmentDirection beats results
Candor 7/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 3/9
Confidence 5/9
Uncertainty 5/9
Promotion 4/9
Stress 4/9
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?
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?
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?

F Q2 2016 earnings call 2016-08-08

Management held guidance steady against accelerating demand. The delivery was rich in specifics, promotional in tone.

Guidance: maintainedDemand: acceleratingPricing: stableHeadcount: cuttingCapex: flat 2 analysts · 6 questions
⚑ Critic ammunition⚑ Question left hanging✓ Volume step-up ahead✓ Early product, fast growth⚑ Reads rehearsedHidden segment
Candor 6/9
Specificity 7/9
Evasion 4/9
Confidence 8/9
Uncertainty 4/9
Promotion 8/9
Stress 3/9
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?
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?
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?

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