ReportingMore companies delayed earnings in Q2 2022 than at start of pandemic, finds research Aug 16, 2022Garnet RoachA newly launched index, tracking off-trend earnings announcements from US firms, had a score of 144 for Q2 2022 – higher than the Q1...Read more
ReportingBest Practice Report: How to add ESG talking points to your earnings call Jul 21, 2022Staff WritersESG topics have often been considered as long-term-oriented. But a growing number of companies are raising ESG talking points on their...Read more
Corporate accessInvestors express importance of live remarks in earnings calls in new research May 02, 2022Lloyd BevanMore than seven in 10 investors believe it is important for prepared remarks to be given live during earnings calls and not be pre-...Read more
Technology & Social MediaMind your tone: new tools are monitoring executive sentiment through voice analysis Apr 05, 2022Tim HumanSentiment analysis has become a mainstream tool for investors. These days, when your earnings call transcript is published, AI models...Read more
Sell sideInvestors and analysts call on companies to explain inflation impact Jan 24, 2022Tim HumanInvestors and analysts have named inflation concerns as the number one topic they want to hear executives discuss on earnings calls...Read more
ReportingSupply chain turmoil, inflation and variants versus normalization: 2021 in charts Dec 15, 2021Garnet RoachNick MazingIf 2020 was the shocker (first) year of the pandemic and all that it entailed, then perhaps 2021 was the year of Covid fatigue. Many...Read more
Shareholder targeting & IDInside Coinbase’s ‘egalitarian’ approach to IR Jun 23, 2021Ben AshwellAs Coinbase prepared for its direct listing earlier this year, it was clear that the company was approaching the process a little...Read more
ReportingQ2 earnings takeaways: Cost-cutting, warming M&A and messages on racial injustice Aug 25, 2020Rebecca CorbinWhen the Covid-19 pandemic escalated globally earlier in 2020, we saw record downbeat sentiment heading into the first-quarter...Read more
Technology & Social MediaWhat if an executive posts earnings results before their release? Jun 06, 2020Ben AshwellMarisa Jacobs, former investor relations officer at Crocs, says: The best way to proceed following an inadvertent...Read more
ReportingOpinion: Why you should discuss ESG on the earnings call May 27, 2020Brian TomlinsonKevin EckerleThis has been an extremely difficult earnings season. The universal uncertainty driven by the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting economic...Read more