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First Call

A company that gathers research notes and earnings estimates from brokerage analysts. The estimate is compared to the actual reported earnings, and then the difference between the two is the earnings surprise.

Notes:

The First Call estimate is often quoted by the financial media for its consensus estimate of a company's earnings.

The other main player in the estimates game is Zacks.

See also: Earnings, EPS, Street Expectation, Whisper Number

First call

With collateralized mortgage obligation (CMOs.), the start of the cash flow cycle for the cash flow window.

First Call

The best-known segment of Thomson Financial, a major provider of financial information. First Call provides current and historical data on broker recommendations, insider transactions, financial ratios, and earnings estimates. Consensus earnings estimates from First Call are often utilized for comparison purposes by the financial press when corporations report quarterly earnings.

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