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How to use Pre-earnings briefs on Tellvest
You follow U.S. public companies and want a clear read going into an upcoming earnings call, without rebuilding peers, mentions, and analyst context by hand every earnings week.
When a company is reporting soon, Tellvest can surface a Pre-Earnings Brief on the company page: setup and score trajectory, what peers already said, inbound mentions, analysts to watch, and open questions. Reading the brief is part of Tellvest Pro. Free users can see that a brief is ready from homepage Brief badges and the company-page card.
Strong disclaimer: Tellvest is descriptive analysis for research and informational purposes only. It is not investment advice. Pre-earnings briefs summarize what has already happened. They never predict results or stock moves. Past performance does not predict future results. Confirm the live company page for the current brief.
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Why pre-call context is hard to assemble by hand
Prep for an upcoming call is usually scattered. Last-quarter score story, what peers already reported this season, inbound mentions, and which analysts usually press the name live sit in different places, or only inside raw transcripts.
Days before the call, it is easy to feel behind when you skip the work, and overloaded when you try to stitch it from headlines and prior filings alone.
You should not need to rebuild a pre-call briefing from scratch every earnings week for the companies you follow.
What a Pre-earnings brief is on Tellvest
For companies reporting within the next 7 days, Tellvest generates a pre-earnings brief from prior quarters’ structured data: the score trajectory, what industry peers reported this season, what other companies said about the name, and which analysts to watch on the call.
Briefs are descriptive only. They summarize what has already happened and never predict results. They appear on the company page ahead of the call and are part of Tellvest Pro. Product language lives on About: Pre-Earnings Briefs.
On the homepage, the Reporting this week list shows companies with upcoming dates. Rows with a ready brief carry a Brief badge and link to the company page. Product chrome may also say Reporting soon; on the company page the live card title is Pre-Earnings Brief.
Tellvest reads public earnings calls for 500+ U.S. companies, with 4,100+ earnings analyses and analyst dynamics across 2,500+ analysts and 180+ firms, built from SEC filings, company-reported results, and public earnings transcripts. Prior quarters stay free to browse. Pro adds the newest quarter and forward-looking tools, including pre-earnings briefs.
Live brief sample scores, peer counts, and named analyst figures change every earnings week. Open a current Reporting-soon company for what is ready today.
How to use it in under a minute
Open a company reporting soon. Read the brief. Dig only where it matters.
- Open a company that is reporting soon. Start from homepage Reporting this week (look for the Brief badge when a brief is ready), from Companies using Est. next, or from a company you follow whose next earnings date falls inside the window.
Homepage Reporting this week with Brief badges. Confirm the live page for current rows. - Open the Pre-Earnings Brief on the company page. Read the sections: setup / score trajectory, peers, inbound mentions, analysts to watch, and open questions. Free users see the card that a brief is ready; reading the full brief is a Tellvest Pro feature (live card: “Reading it is a Tellvest Pro feature”).
COST company page Pre-Earnings Brief card when a brief is ready. Confirm the live page for current copy. - Dig deeper only where a section points. Use free prior-quarter / company score context when you want the last scored call. Open Mentions or Firms & Analysts only if a name or desk in the brief matters. Use Pro (Read free for 30 days; every new account starts with 30 days of full Pro, no credit card) when you need the gated brief and newest-quarter tools.
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See Pre-earnings brief (COST example)
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What each brief section means
These are the section labels Tellvest uses for the brief. Contents change every earnings week. Use the live company page for current text; this guide does not paste sample brief figures.
| Section | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Setup / score trajectory | How recent scored quarters look going into the call, grounded in prior Tellvest structured data (last-quarter story and related context). |
| What peers already said | Theme directions among same-industry companies that already reported this season. |
| Inbound mentions | What other companies said about the name this season (customers, suppliers, partners, competitors), drawn from Tellvest mention data. |
| Who to watch on the call | Analysts historically covering the name that the brief surfaces as useful to watch in Q&A. |
| Open questions | Unresolved topics carried from the prior quarter into the upcoming call. |
For depth on the signals a brief may assemble (not a second walkthrough on this page): How to read a company earnings-call score, How to read cross-company earnings mentions, and How to use Firms & Analysts.
Free vs Pro for this surface
Free: You can see that a brief exists. Homepage Reporting this week shows Brief badges. The company page shows the Pre-Earnings Brief card (tease copy that a brief is ready). Prior quarters stay free to browse.
Pro: Reading the full Pre-earnings brief is part of Tellvest Pro. Pricing states Pro unlocks the newest quarter and the forward-looking tools, including Pre-earnings briefs for companies reporting in the next 7 days. Every new account starts with 30 days of full Pro, free. No credit card required. Then $12/month or stay free. Details: Pricing. For the broader free-browse path (not this surface), see How to browse earnings scores without Pro.
Where to go next
Open a company in Reporting this week or from Companies, then use the Pre-Earnings Brief card when it is ready. When you want the company directory after this walkthrough, Browse companies. Optional market backdrop: See the Economic Sentiment Index.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Pre-earnings brief on Tellvest?
A Pre-earnings brief is a company-page surface Tellvest generates for names reporting within the next 7 days. It assembles prior-quarter structured data into setup / score trajectory, peer signals, inbound mentions, analysts to watch, and open questions. Briefs are descriptive only and never predict results. See About: Pre-Earnings Briefs.
When does the brief appear on a company page?
When the company is reporting soon, typically within about 7 days of the earnings date. Homepage Reporting this week and the company-page Pre-Earnings Brief / Reporting soon card are the live surfaces.
What sections does the brief include, and what does each mean?
Setup / score trajectory; what peers already said; inbound mentions; who to watch on the call; open questions. See the section table on this page. Sections may omit when there is not enough peer or mention data.
Is the brief free or Pro?
Reading the brief is Tellvest Pro. Free users can see that a brief exists via homepage Brief badges and the company-page card tease. Live card wording: Reading it is a Tellvest Pro feature. Trial framing: Read free for 30 days and Pricing.
Does the brief predict earnings or the stock?
No. Briefs summarize what has already happened. They never predict results or stock moves. No buy or sell language.
How do I find companies with a brief ready?
Use homepage Reporting this week and look for the Brief badge, open a company page when it is reporting soon, or use Companies with Est. next. Example at facts-checked date: COST.
How does this relate to Mentions, Firms & Analysts, or the company score?
The brief assembles those signals for a reporting-soon name. Deep how-tos for Mentions, Firms & Analysts, and the company score live on their own pages (linked once under the section table on this page). This page stays on the brief UI.
Is this investment advice?
No. Tellvest publishes descriptive analysis of public earnings materials for research and informational purposes only. It is not investment advice.
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