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Sum up an earnings release in six lines
An earnings release turned into six lines with quoted numbers, the thing they buried, and the questions analysts will ask. Eight minutes. Every number is quoted from the release. Nothing here is advice.
The tool
Claude
Long documents, careful writing, and following detailed instructions without drifting. The intro blueprints are written for it first. The free plan is enough for this.
Get the six lines
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Here is an earnings release. In six lines: revenue and profit versus last year, guidance, one thing management is proud of, one thing they buried, and what analysts will ask about. Quote the release for every number. No opinion on the stock. [paste the release]
What good looks like
Six lines with quoted numbers. If a number is not in the release, it says so, not guesses.
Find what they buried
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Read the release again looking only for things that got worse versus last year. List each with the exact quote. If nothing got worse, say so.
What good looks like
Quotes, not summaries. A release with nothing worse in it is rare; read it yourself if it says so.
Write the questions
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Give me the five questions an analyst would ask on the call, and for each, where in the release the answer is hinted at or missing.
What good looks like
Five questions that make you sharper on the call than you feel.
Watch out
Every number is a claim until you open the release and see it. And nothing here is advice.
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