Earnings conference calls are the means of companies to communicate information to all those that are concerned. These concerned parties include investors that are either institutional or merely individual. Earnings conference calls permit businesses to magnify their reached success and provide composure when the company experience trouble. Oftentimes, these earnings conference calls are held right after the dissemination of financial outcomes. This usually happens at the last part of each quarter. Thus, the name quarterly earnings-results conference calls.

After telling of the financial results' news, a facilitator, or the person that conducts the earnings conference calls, presents the assortments of the participants of the conference. The master of the ceremonies begins by introducing the vice-president. What commonly happens is that this vice-president outlines the directions of the call or agenda. The business future is being more like crafted through the predictions that these earnings conference calls make. Prospecting or future-directed statements are being emphasized to make the investors keep in mind that not all that will be discussed during the call will certainly concretize.

Those that are often taking part with earnings conference calls are those that handle top positions in the company. These are the CEO, chairman, CFO, and subject to the events that will be talked about, other executives may also play a part during these calls. This is because these are the ones that can convey information on the general operations of the company that affected its financial standing. A synopsis of the business・performance may be provided through their assistance. Presumptions on the company's future also become major parts of the important ideas that the participants will be discussing.

Earnings conference calls traditionally end with an open forum that usually consists of a question and answer portion. This is when the business analysts and investors are given the chance to air their queries and other concerns that may lead to the betterment of the company's financial status or may plainly clarify some blurry ideas.

It is through real time Internet transmission that gave chance for average investors to utilize earnings conference calls as a medium to be more updated with the goings-on of the company. Investors may either participate through discussing some points or simply by listening to the calls. These investors are commonly found in the investor relation fragment of websites put up by the companies themselves. Aside from informing a company's current investors on what's happening, earnings conference calls can relay enough information that may attract more investors. It is essential that one must remember that these calls are not done just for any reason. Individual investors may not be privileged to participate in the answer and question part. But absorbing the essence of reports on the current financial status of the companies sparks more valuable ideas that may aid in their future investment endeavors. Top management does not allow these earnings conference calls to detriment the company. It is wise to understand that the cause and means of the improvement or destruction of the company are not simply divulged to satisfy the curiosity of prying people. Earnings conference calls are aimed at arriving with the best solution if ever dilemmas are presented.

These conference calls are usually rebroadcast on the website of the company for a few weeks.