The Reporter is the flagship of the Finapolis workbench. It generates an institutional-quality equity research report on any of 500+ covered names, with every claim traced back to a filing, a transcript, or a feed. The point isn't that it writes the report. The point is that it does the assembly, in seconds, that used to take a junior analyst 3 days.

This walkthrough is how to use it.

The point isn't that it writes the report. The point is that it does the assembly, in seconds, that used to take a junior analyst three days.

Two ways into Reporter

There are 2 paths to a report:

  • Top nav, Reporter, opens the most recent report you were reading, or prompts a ticker if none.
  • From the Analyzer, click the Reporter sub-tab on any stock's Analyzer page. The report for that ticker loads inline.

For this walkthrough, we'll use NVDA from the top nav.

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The 5-section structure

Every Reporter document has the same 5 sections, in this order, listed in the left-side table of contents:

  • Executive Summary. 1 paragraph. The investment thesis in plain language with the key dollar figures inline.
  • Investment Overview. The bull and bear cases, the catalysts, the multi-year setup.
  • The Company. What the business does, by segment, with the financial bridge.
  • The Industry. Competitive landscape, structural drivers, named peers.
  • Data Sources. The audit trail.

The TOC is sticky. Click any section and you jump. The currently-active section highlights in the sidebar.

The Executive Summary, read carefully

The Executive Summary is where the time-pressed reader spends 2 minutes. It's structured for that. Specific dollar figures are inline. Key phrases are bolded. Underlined terms (revenue, CAGR, FCF, and so on) are clickable definitions or sources.

A sample, taken from the March 29, 2026 NVDA report:

> NVIDIA Corp (NVDA) operates in the Technology, Semiconductors industry, offering a full-stack data-center AI infrastructure platform ... rapid growth in Data Center-focused Compute and Networking, which generated $193.5 billion of FY2026 revenue within a total of $215.94 billion and a five-year revenue CAGR of 66.9% ...

If you have 90 seconds, the Executive Summary plus the next quarter's expected catalyst is enough to know whether the name deserves a deeper read.

Sourced claims that trace back to the filing

Underlined figures and named claims in the body are linked. Click "FY2026 revenue" and you see the underlying 10-K page citation. Click a named segment and you see how it ties to the segment footnote.

This is the load-bearing feature. The platform won't show a number it can't cite. The Data Sources section at the end of every report holds the full audit trail, line by line.

Dated reports

Reports are dated. The date selector in the top-left of the report (next to the calendar icon) lists historical Reporter outputs. If you read NVDA in March and you want to see what changed since the May edition, the comparison is one click.

Use this when:

  • A catalyst has played out and you want to track what the platform's read was at the time.
  • You're comparing thesis versus reality across quarters.
  • You're presenting to a client or partner and you want to anchor on a specific historical view.

PDF download

Below the TOC sits a PDF button. Click it and the entire report exports as a paginated PDF, with the same TOC, the same chart, and the same sources. Use this when:

  • You're handing the report to a client or co-investor.
  • You're traveling and want offline reading.
  • You're sending excerpts to a discussion thread that doesn't render the web view.

The PDF is the same content, formatted for print. Nothing is generated separately.

The embedded chart

Every report ships with a 5Y Price Performance chart, dated to the report itself. This is the chart you reference when the Executive Summary talks about a multi-year setup. If the report says "five-year revenue CAGR of 66.9%," the chart at the bottom tells you what the price did over the same window.

When to use Reporter versus the 10-K

A 10-K is the source of truth. A Reporter document is the curated version. The 2 are companions, not substitutes.

Use Reporter:

  • For the first 5 minutes on a new name.
  • For watchlist names you want to revisit on a schedule.
  • For the executive briefing on a name you already know.

Use the 10-K:

  • When you're sizing a meaningful position.
  • When something in the Reporter looks aggressive and you want to verify the source.
  • When you need to read the footnotes (revenue recognition, segment reporting, related-party).

The Reporter saves you 2 to 3 hours of assembly. The 10-K still gets read for the names you actually own.

A note on coverage

Reporter currently covers 500+ public companies, weighted toward US large-cap and growth. Coverage expands on a rolling basis. If a name you want isn't covered, the Analyzer's Overview, Statements, Peers, and Filings tabs still load with the same depth.

Where to go from here

After the report:

  • If the thesis is buyable, the Analyzer's target price flows into the Trader as the starting input for a position.
  • If it's a name you already own, the Portfolio module surfaces it in your Holdings with the same Score.
  • If you're comparing 2 names, open them in separate browser tabs and read the Executive Summaries side by side.
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Platform Tip

Open any stock in the Analyzer and click the Reporter sub-tab to load that ticker's full 5-section report inline — and click any underlined figure to see the exact filing it came from.

FAQ

How many companies does Reporter cover?

500+ public companies as of this writing, expanding on a rolling basis. The list weights toward US large-cap and growth.

How current is the report I'm reading?

Each report is dated. Use the date selector in the top-left to switch between historical and the latest. The platform refreshes the Reporter set on a regular cadence.

Can I export the report?

Yes. The PDF button in the left sidebar exports the full report, with TOC, chart, and sources, formatted for print.

What's the difference between Reporter and a 10-K?

The 10-K is the source of truth, filed by the company. Reporter is the curated read of that filing plus the latest transcripts, peer data, and macro context. Reporter is faster. The 10-K is more complete. Use both.

Can I trust the figures?

Every figure in a Reporter document traces back to a filing, a feed, or a calculation that's shown to you in the Data Sources section. If a number lacks a source, the platform won't print it. Verify anything critical before you act on it.