What you have built across seven lessons
Before the project, a quick map of what you now know and how it connects. Seven skills. One integrated framework.
Report anatomy
Revenue, EPS, gross margin, guidance — the five signals.
Consensus & whisper
How estimates form, why they are biased, and the unofficial bar.
Ten-minute framework
A repeatable five-step process for any earnings release.
Metric weighting
Revenue vs EPS by sector. Which metric the market actually watches.
Operating KPIs
Subscribers, deliveries, ARR/NRR/RPO, same-store sales — the metrics beyond the headline.
GAAP vs adjusted
What companies add back, the SEC reconciliation rule, and judging earnings quality.
Guidance decoding
Types, sandbagging, transcript signals, and the guidance sandwich.
Before the project, a fast check that the core ideas from all seven lessons are locked in. If any answer surprises you, revisit that lesson before you start.
Quick review — six questions across the whole course
One question from each major theme of the course.
A company beats on both revenue and EPS but the stock falls. Which single factor most often explains it?
The published consensus is $1.58 and the company reports $1.65 — but the stock dips. What likely happened?
EPS grew 37% while revenue grew 19% in the same quarter. What does that gap signal?
For a high-growth SaaS company, which metric is often the earliest warning of a slowdown?
A company’s non-GAAP profit is far larger than its GAAP profit, driven mostly by adding back stock-based compensation every quarter. How should you read it?
A management team beats its own guidance by roughly the same small margin every quarter for years. What does the pattern suggest?
Four steps. One thesis. One certificate.
Complete each step in order. The “Continue” button unlocks once you have filled in all fields in that step. Take your time — especially on step two.
Choose a company reporting this quarter. Pick one you know something about — familiarity with the business model helps you interpret the guidance signals more accurately.
Enter the ticker symbol of the company you want to analyze.
A sentence or two — this anchors your thesis later.
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