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September 22, 20210Comments

Use Earnings Distortion for Novel Alpha – Alpha Trader Podcast

CEO David Trainer joined Aaron Task and Stephen Alpher on the Alpha Trader podcast to discuss how investors should navigate the current market.
by Alex Sword
Overstated Earnings
September 20, 20210Comments

S&P 500 Companies That Overstated EPS by 60%+ in 2Q21

See five S&P 500 companies with overstated Street Earnings and a Very Unattractive Stock Rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
Danger Zone Podcast
September 20, 20210Comments

Podcast: Overstated Earnings Land These S&P 500 Companies in the Danger Zone

David Trainer sat down with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life to talk about our Danger Zone picks this week: S&P 500 Companies That Overstated EPS by 60%+ in 2Q21.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
ICYMI
September 17, 20210Comments

ICYMI: Novel Alpha from Earnings Distortion, Street Earnings Are 70% Too Low, Position Close Updates, & Model Portfolio Updates

Here's what happened at New Constructs this past week.
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
September 15, 20210Comments

Earnings Distortion, AI, “Truth Stocks” and More On The Acquirer’s Podcast

CEO David Trainer joined Tobias Carlisle, founder and principal of Acquirers Fund, on the Acquirer’s Podcast.
by Alex Sword
Understated Earnings
September 15, 20210Comments

S&P 500 Companies That Understated EPS By ~70% Post 2Q21

This report shows why Street Earnings (and GAAP earnings) are flawed & five S&P 500 companies with understated Street Earnings and an Attractive-or-better Stock Rating.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
September 13, 20210Comments

Novel Alpha from Truth Stocks & Earnings Distortion: AltHub

To enable managers to easily monetize our new factor, we worked with AltHub to develop three initial strategies.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
September 13, 20210Comments

Novel Alpha from Earnings Distortion: CloudQuant

To enable managers to easily monetize our new factor, we worked with CloudQuant to develop two initial strategies.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
August 20, 20210Comments

Earnings Distortion: The New Value Factor

To enable managers to easily monetize our new factor, we present a long/short market-neutral strategy that generates impressive performance.
by David Trainer, Founder & CEO
June 21, 20210Comments

Street Earnings Are Misleading – TD Ameritrade Network

We joined TD Ameritrade Network’s Market On Close on Monday, June 21.
by Alex Sword
ICYMI
June 4, 20210Comments

ICYMI: The Most Distorted Earnings in the S&P 500, The S&P 500 Is Priced for Earnings to Go Higher, Our Valvoline Research Is Featured in Barron’s & Model Portfolio Updates

Here's what happened at New Constructs this past week.
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
ICYMI
March 26, 20210Comments

ICYMI: 2 New Long Ideas, Our Credit Ratings Are on Refinitiv, Dangerous Holdings = Dangerous Fund, TDA Network & Benzinga Interviews, Hidden Items That Distort Earnings & Model Portfolio Updates

Here's what happened at New Constructs this past week.
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
PEBV Ratio Analysis
March 26, 20210Comments

Bitcoin – The Latest Tool to Manage Earnings

This report highlights the latest loophole, Bitcoin, how its recorded in company’s financial statements, and how we treat Bitcoin.
by Alex Sword
February 19, 20210Comments

Where’s Disney’s “Other Income”?

We noticed something missing from The Walt Disney Company’s (DIS) income statement in its fiscal 1Q21 10-Q: “Other Income.”
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
February 18, 20210Comments

MicroStrategy’s Outsized Bitcoin Holdings Distort Earnings

Similar to what we saw with Tesla’s recent Bitcoin purchase, MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin assets can be tools for earnings management.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
February 11, 20210Comments

Tesla’s Bitcoin Gamble Used to Manipulate Earnings

This report highlights Tesla’s chosen accounting treatment of its recent purchase of $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and how it will impact GAAP net income.
by Matt Shuler, Investment Analyst II
PEBV Ratio Analysis
January 21, 20210Comments

Non-Operating Income Distorts Earnings

Unusual non-operating items resulted in GAAP net income materially misrepresenting this firm’s true profits.
by Alex Sword
PEBV Ratio Analysis
January 11, 20212Comments

Proof of the Superiority of Our Data, Models, & Ratings

Many firms claim their research is superior, but none of them can prove it with independent studies from highly-respected institutions as we can.
by Alex Sword
December 9, 20203Comments

The Problems with Fundamental Data & the Solution

A summary of Core Earnings: New Data & Evidence, a paper written by professors from Harvard Business School & MIT Sloan and forthcoming in The Journal of Financial Economics.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
November 9, 20200Comments

Earnings Distortion Scorecard: Week of 11/16/20-11/20/20

For the week of 11/16/20-11/20/20, we focus on the Earnings Distortion Scores for 20 companies.
by Kyle Guske II, Senior Investment Analyst, MBA
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