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One Free Earnings Analysis A Day: 3Q-24

During this earnings season, we'll aim to make one earnings analysis available for free every day - some days there just aren't any interesting companies reporting. Check out the calendar to see which companies we'll take a closer look at. | 5 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Cisco (1Q-2025)

Earnings Beat with 5% EPS and Revenue Surprise; Strategic AI and Security Positioning Drive Growth Prospects | 3 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Home Depot (3Q-2025)

Earnings Beat with 2.3% Revenue and 3.3% EPS Surprises; Sales Growth Driven by Hurricane Impact and Strategic Expansion | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Airbnb (3Q-2024)

Earnings Beat with 36% Revenue Growth and 148% EPS Increase; Strategic Expansion and Innovation Drive Future Prospects | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for CVS (3Q-2024)

Revenue Beats Expectations by 3%, EPS Misses by 25% Amid Operational Efficiency and Strategic Growth Initiatives | 3 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Exxon Mobil (3Q-2024)

EPS Beats Expectations Despite Revenue Dip: Strategic Moves Fuel 20% Shareholder Return | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Apple (FY-2024)

AI generated highlights of FY-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Financial Performance and Growth, Services and Recurring Revenue Growth, Profitability and Cost Management, Product Innovation and Market Positioning. | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Microsoft (1Q-2025)

AI generated highlights of 1Q-2025 earnings call. Includes insights on Revenue and Growth Projections, Strategic Investments and Market Positioning, Profitability and Cost Management, Product and Service Adoption. | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Meta (3Q-2024)

Meta-morphosis: Earnings Soar with 17% EPS Surprise, AI Drives 4% Revenue Beat | 3 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Alphabet Inc. (3Q-2024)

AI generated highlights of 3Q-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Revenue Growth and Market Expansion, AI and Technological Innovation, Financial Performance and Profitability, Shareholder Value and Capital Allocation. | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Ford (3Q-2024)

AI generated highlights of 3Q-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Market Position and Competitive Advantage, Profitability and Cost Management, Revenue and Growth, Operational Efficiency and Supply Chain. | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for DOW (3Q-2024)

AI generated highlights of 3Q-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Operational Efficiency and Asset Management, Cash Flow and Financial Flexibility, Shareholder Returns and Strategic Investments, Revenue and Growth Strategy. | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Tesla (3Q-2024)

AI generated highlights of 3Q-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Production and Revenue Growth, Advancements in Autonomous Driving and AI, Cost Management and Efficiency, Financial Planning and CapEx Focus. | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Verizon (3Q-2024)

AI generated highlights of 3Q-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Financial Performance and Growth, Market Position and Competitive Advantage, Capital Allocation and Financial Planning, Strategic Investments and Infrastructure. | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Procter & Gamble (1Q-2025)

AI generated highlights of 1Q-2025 earnings call. Includes insights on Operational Efficiency and Productivity, Financial Performance and Guidance, Profitability and Cost Management, Market Strategy and Growth. | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Netflix (3Q-2024)

AI generated highlights of 3Q-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Revenue Growth and Monetization, Content Strategy, International Expansion, Strategic Flexibility. | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Morgan Stanley (3Q-2024)

AI generated highlights of 3Q-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Revenue and Growth Opportunities, Strategic Investment and Resource Allocation, Client Engagement and Trust, Market Conditions and Economic Environment. | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for United Healthcare (3Q-2024)

AI generated highlights of 3Q-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Long-term Growth and Shareholder Value, Revenue Growth and Market Share, Operational Resilience and Adaptability, Cost Management and Efficiency. | 2 min read
Live with Marvin

Live with Marvin: How AI is Transforming Earnings Season?

For this Live with Marvin, join us as we dive into how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the role of equity analysts, particularly during the fast-paced, high-stakes earnings season. | 3 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for JP Morgan Chase & Co. (3Q-2024)

AI generated highlights of 3Q-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Profitability and Revenue Growth, Credit Risk and Management, Market Conditions and Economic Outlook, Cost Management and Efficiency. | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Delta Air Lines (3Q-2024)

AI generated highlights of 3Q-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Financial Performance and Profitability, Operational Efficiency and Cost Management, Revenue Growth and Market Position, Debt Reduction and Asset Growth. | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for PepsiCo (3Q-2024)

AI generated highlights of 3Q-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Profitability and Revenue Growth, Geopolitical and Economic Pressures, Consumer Trends and Preferences, Operational Efficiency and Cost Management. | 2 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Nike (1Q-2025)

AI generated highlights of 1Q-2025 earnings call. Includes insights on Financial Metrics and Reporting, Revenue and Profitability Trends, Strategic Adjustments and Innovation, Leadership and Management Changes. | 2 min read
Background

What Attracts Money? Part 1

If you opened an AI startup now, should you get into? I tried to answer this question by looking at the data. | 4 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Carnival Corp (3Q-2024)

AI generated highlights of 3Q-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Exceptional Profitability, Revenue Growth, Financial Health, Debt Reduction. | 3 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Costco (FY-2024)

AI generated highlights of FY-2024 earnings call. Includes insights on Top-Line Growth Strategies, E-commerce Growth, International Expansion, Operational Efficiency Enhancements. | 3 min read
Background

Equity Research and the Role of the Equity Research Analyst: The Definitive Guide for 2024

Explore the evolving world of equity research in 2024, its importance for investors, and the role of the equity research analyst in navigating market trends shaped by AI, ESG, and automation. | 7 min read
Background

Financial Disclosure and Reporting - A Comprehensive Guide

Learn about financial disclosure and reporting, including key components of annual and interim reports, regulatory rules, unstandardized disclosures, and the role of XBRL in financial reporting. | 5 min read
Live with Marvin

Live with Marvin: AI in Investment Management

This Live with Marvin event focuses on the rapidly increasing influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Investment Management. The session will dive into how AI transforms key functions like data analytics, risk management, and client services while exploring the collaboration between humans and AI, ethical concerns, and the strategic approaches CIOs can take in leveraging AI for their organisations. | 3 min read
Overview

The Questions on NVIDIA's 2Q25 Earnings Call: A Follow-Up

NVIDIA hosted the most anticipated earnings call of the year yesterday. We take a look at the questions asked by analysts on the call. | 11 min read
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Earnings Call Highlights for Nvidia (2Q-2025)

AI generated highlights of 2Q-2025 earnings call. Includes insights on Revenue Growth, Product Development, Strong Profit Margins, Shareholder Returns. | 3 min read
Overview

The Most Anticipated Earnings Call of the Year

We are on the cusp of the most anticipated earnings call of the year, NVIDIA's 2Q25 call happening after market close today. We take the opportunity to share some of the most frequently asked questions about NVIDIA on recent earnings calls. | 8 min read
Commentary

How AI Can Reduce Equity Research Costs by 40%: Strategies & Historical Insights

Equity research has a rich history of transformation driven by technological innovation. AI is the most recent such innovation, poised to reduce the workload of equity research analysts by up to 40%. | 7 min read
Commentary

Common Misconceptions of AI in Investor Analysis

As Artificial Intelligence becomes increasingly adopted within various sectors, its potential to revolutionize investment analysis is being recognized. Yet, the path to fully integrating AI into this field is not without obstacles. Misconceptions about AI's capabilities and limitations often hinder its effective use, leading to unrealistic expectations or underutilizing technology. | 3 min read
Announcement

Partnership with the Nottingham Economic and Financial Society (NEFS)

We are excited to announce a partnership between MarvinLabs and the Nottingham Economics & Finance Society as their first Corporate Sponsor for the 2024/25 academic year. | 1 min read
Appointments

MarvinLabs appoints Mark Bolton as Senior Strategic Advisors

Marvin Labs is proud to announce the appointment of Mark Bolton as Senior Strategic Advisors. Mark brings almost 30 years of executive level experience in banking and financial services in the US and Europe delivering business and digital transformation strategy. | 1 min read
Commentary

Ocado's Seven-Minute Arbitrage Opportunity

A massive arbitrage opportunity in Ocado's stock price on June 20th, 2024 appeared for at least 7 minutes, highlighting the importance of dissecting information from company press releases swiftly and efficiently. | 3 min read
Commentary

The Dichotomy of Meme Stocks: RoboTaxis beat Short Sellers Every Day

There are two classes of meme stocks: the loud ones and the silent ones. The loud ones, like Tesla and AMC, have flashy CEOs who love talking to investors. The silent ones, like GameStop and Trump Media & Technology, don't talk to investors other than to complain about alleged short sellers. | 3 min read
Announcement

Announcing the Public Beta of MarvinLabs's Investment Analysis Copilot

We are launching the Public Beta of MarvinLabs's Investment Analysis Copilot. Check it out at https://app.marvin-labs.com/ | 2 min read
Commentary

Netflix To Stop Reporting Member Numbers in 1Q25

When Netflix recently released its earnings report, it announced that as of 1Q25, it would stop reporting member numbers and average revenue per member. What do we make of the decision? | 2 min read
Commentary

Netflix: 1Q24 Earnings Report and Password Sharing Crackdown

Netflix ($NFLX) released its earnings last night. When they do that, one thing is sure: headlines will link any change in subscribers to their recent crackdown on password-sharing. Let's have a look at the actual numbers. | 2 min read
Commentary

AI-Washing and Recent SEC Enforcement

Is AI just a Glorified Regression Model? What does the SEC think? Lesson's from recent enforcement actions. | 3 min read
AI Linguistics

Game of Words, Episode II

How do you introduce conversational dynamics into a chatbot? How do you make AI tell jokes? | 11 min read
AI Linguistics

Game of Words, Episode I

Ever wondered what would have happened if Tyrion Lannister had a chance to talk to Eddard Stark about the events that unfolded during the first book season? | 17 min read
Commentary

Fat Finger Disclosures: Lyft's Headline Grabbing 'Clerical Error'

Filing mishaps rarely make the headlines, but Lyft's most recent 'clerical error' did. It's still unclear whether its a case of oversight, confusion about the conversion of percentages to basis points, or a fat finger error. | 3 min read
Appointments

Appointing James Yerkess and Dean Rigby as Senior Strategic Advisors

Marvin Labs is proud to announce the appointment of James Yerkess and Dean Rigby as Senior Strategic Advisors. The two seasoned financial services professionals will provide strategic guidance to Marvin Labs as the company continues to expand its AI-driven investment solutions. | 2 min read
AI Linguistics

I Know What You Mean

In my first article, I mentioned natural language pragmatics as the field studying how speakers resolve context dependency, and figuring out how we understand each other despite how messy language is. In this post, we will look at some specific examples and how accurately ChatGPT can actually handle them. This will serve a double purpose: give you some idea of what challenges speakers face when interpreting natural language, and find out how well LLMs tech can deal with them. | 13 min read
AI Linguistics

Code Breakdown: Thematic Roles

In the previous article, we've discussed thematic roles, what they are, and how to use them to create a structured database out of free text. This article explains how to create such a database and use it in your application, focusing on the rationale behind the code rather than the technical details. | 7 min read
AI Linguistics

How to turn free text into a structured SQL-like database using thematic roles

People often ask me if a background in theoretical linguistics translates into any practical utility for language-based AI development. My usual answer is that it’s hard to tell, and there are opinions both ways. Even if it does translate, it would often come in subtle ways that are almost impossible to measure. | 4 min read
AI Linguistics

Is ChatGPT really that big a deal? - Yes it is!

When we learn grammar at school we get drilled down with the old-fashioned idea that there are “rules” that define what is a “correct” sentence, but in reality, language is all over the place. To decipher its ambiguity, you need cognitive, social, and rhetorical reasoning that can only be acquired through noisy channels by trial and error. That’s very different from writing a computer program. | 4 min read