Earnings Release Pre-Scoring — Quarterly PR Optimization
Growth ($1,500/mo) for press-release-only support; Scale ($2,500/mo) for full earnings-window stack
Book a DemoThe problem
A quarterly earnings press release is read by algos within milliseconds of wire distribution and forms the sentiment baseline for the entire post-earnings trading window. Most micro-caps and small-caps spend extensive internal time drafting these releases — CFO, CEO, IR lead, sometimes outside counsel all weigh in — and then wire distribute them without any algorithmic-readability check. The result is consistent: earnings releases that read fine to humans but score poorly with algos because of subtle issues like over-long lead paragraphs, ambiguous referents in MD&A-style narrative, missing forward-looking-statement safe-harbor language, or overuse of litigious hedge words in sections that should be celebratory. These small flaws accumulate into measurable trading impact: wider post-earnings spreads, slower algo-summary publication on Benzinga and AlphaSense, and reduced visibility in finance-news feeds during the high-attention earnings window.
How AxonIR solves it
AxonIR pre-scores every earnings release before wire distribution, with a 4-hour SLA on draft submissions. The pre-score covers headline-clarity, lead-paragraph algo-readability, sentiment polarity by section, litigious-language density, and forward-looking-statement clarity. AxonIR returns a top-3 fix list with specific 1–3 sentence rewrites for the highest-leverage edits. Most earnings releases can improve their algo readability score by 8–15 points with edits that take less than 30 minutes to implement. AxonIR also scores the concurrent earnings 8-K filing for consistency with the press release narrative — a common gap that algos catch. For Scale and Enterprise clients, AxonIR includes an earnings-call prep script with anticipated analyst questions, transcript-scoring of the actual call, and post-call sentiment analysis across social channels. The full earnings-window stack — pre-scored release, pre-scored 8-K, prep script, transcript scoring, post-call sentiment — is included in the standard tier pricing rather than billed as a project add-on.
3-step methodology
Draft submission + 4-hour pre-score
Issuer submits draft press release 24–48 hours before planned wire time. AxonIR returns NLP score and top-3 fix list within 4 hours.
Concurrent 8-K consistency check
Earnings 8-K scored against the press release for consistency. Variance flags are surfaced and resolved before EDGAR submission.
Earnings call support
Pre-call prep script with anticipated questions. Real-time transcript scoring during the call. Post-call sentiment analysis across Reddit, StockTwits, X.
Pricing for this use case
Earnings release pre-scoring is included in all AxonIR tiers. Earnings-call prep and transcript scoring are included in Scale ($2,500/mo) and Enterprise ($4,000/mo).
Growth ($1,500/mo) for press-release-only support; Scale ($2,500/mo) for full earnings-window stack
FAQs
Can AxonIR pre-score releases on a tight earnings timeline?
Yes. Standard SLA is 4 hours from draft submission. For Enterprise clients, the SLA is 2 hours. Same-quarter Friday afternoon submissions are routinely handled.
Does AxonIR write the earnings release for me?
AxonIR can draft on request, but most clients prefer to draft internally and use AxonIR as a pre-publication NLP review layer. Both modes are supported.
How does pre-scoring interact with earnings-call prep?
The press-release scoring informs the earnings-call prep script: the same language patterns flagged in the release tend to recur in management remarks. Pre-scored releases lead to better-prepared calls.
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