📄️ Earnings news basics
Learn what earnings news is, why it matters to investors, and how quarterly earnings announcements shape stock prices and market expectations.
📄️ Anatomy of an earnings release
Learn how to parse an earnings release press release, financial statements, and SEC filings to quickly extract the most important information.
📄️ The earnings call explained
Learn how to listen to earnings calls to extract what management really thinks about the business and future performance.
📄️ EPS explained for news readers
Learn what earnings per share is, why it's the most watched earnings metric, and how to interpret EPS surprises in financial news.
📄️ Revenue headlines explained
Learn how revenue is reported in earnings news, why headline growth matters, and how to distinguish real growth from accounting tricks.
📄️ Beat vs miss vs in-line
Learn what beats, misses, and in-line earnings mean, how the market reacts to surprises, and why expectation management matters more than absolute performance.
📄️ In-line vs mixed earnings
Learn what 'in-line' and 'mixed' earnings mean in financial news and how they signal market reactions to company results. (157 characters)
📄️ Earnings guidance in news
Understand how forward earnings guidance moves stock prices and why management's outlook matters more than past results. (156 characters)
📄️ Whisper numbers explained
Understand whisper numbers—unofficial earnings forecasts that often diverge from consensus and move stock prices sharply. (153 characters)
📄️ Pre-announcement profit warnings
Understand profit warnings issued before official earnings announcements and their implications for stock prices. (154 characters)
📄️ Earnings revisions in news
Learn how analyst earnings estimate revisions impact stock prices and how to spot momentum shifts early. (146 characters)
📄️ Non-GAAP and adjusted earnings
Understand the difference between GAAP and non-GAAP earnings, why companies report both, and which matters for valuation. (158 characters)
📄️ Buyback news in earnings
Understand what buybacks mean when companies announce them in earnings, why they matter for stock prices, and what critics say about them.
📄️ Margin news in earnings
Understand gross, operating, and net margins, why margin changes matter in earnings, and how to spot meaningful margin trends vs. noise.
📄️ Cash flow news in earnings
Understand operating cash flow, free cash flow, and cash conversion ratios in earnings reports. Learn why cash is the ultimate measure of business health.
📄️ Capex news in earnings
Understand capital expenditures in earnings, distinguish between maintenance and growth CapEx, and read forward guidance to predict future strategy.
📄️ Balance sheet news in earnings
Understand balance sheet announcements in earnings, assess debt levels, evaluate liquidity, and spot solvency risks that threaten business viability.
📄️ Segment revenue news
Understand business segment reporting, identify which divisions are driving growth, and spot segments masking problems or delivering upside.
📄️ International revenue news
Learn how to interpret international revenue news in earnings reports and why currency strength, geographic mix, and emerging market exposure matter to your portfolio.
📄️ Currency impact on earnings
Understand how currency fluctuations distort reported earnings and why constant-currency growth tells a different story than headline revenue numbers.
📄️ Management tone on earnings calls
Learn how to read the tone and language of management on earnings calls to spot hidden confidence, worry, or spin that forward-looking guidance doesn't reveal.
📄️ Analyst questions on earnings calls
Learn what analyst questions during earnings calls reveal about market concerns, consensus expectations, and risks that news headlines overlook.
📄️ After-hours earnings reactions
Learn how to interpret the immediate after-hours market reaction to earnings reports and what that reaction reveals about how the market values the company's news.
📄️ Reading earnings coverage critically
Learn how to assess financial news coverage of earnings reports, spot bias, and distinguish between reporting and opinion to build your own earnings narrative.