How Sentinellis works
We're transparent about our pipeline, data sources, and the math behind every score. No black boxes — read what powers every report.
How It Works
End-to-end pipeline: parallel data fetch, news relevance scoring, financial enrichment, AI synthesis with inline citations.
- ·How a report is built
- ·News relevance pipeline
- ·Financials enrichment
- ·AI synthesis & inline citations
- ·Cache, retries, fail-soft
Data Sources
Every provider we query, what they return, freshness windows, and what to expect when coverage is thin.
- ·Yahoo Finance (financials, exec)
- ·NewsData.io (primary news)
- ·Google News RSS (fallback)
- ·Anthropic Claude (synthesis)
- ·Coverage gaps & fallbacks
Methodology
The math behind every score: Sentinellis Health, Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, ROIC vs WACC, confidence.
- ·Sentinellis Health Score (0–10)
- ·Piotroski F-Score (9 tests)
- ·Altman Z-Score (bankruptcy risk)
- ·ROIC, WACC, NOPLAT
- ·Confidence score breakdown
Limitations
Honest about what we can't do: private companies, non-US coverage, news lag, AI variance, no investment advice.
- ·Private company coverage
- ·Non-US / emerging markets
- ·News recency window
- ·AI variance across runs
- ·Not financial advice
FAQ
Most common questions answered: report time, accuracy, refunds, account, security.
- ·How long does a report take?
- ·Is this financial advice?
- ·What if a report is incomplete?
- ·Can I cancel anytime?
- ·How is my data handled?
Glossary
100+ financial metrics defined in plain English with formulas and interpretation guidance.
- ·Margins (gross, op, net)
- ·Returns (ROIC, ROE, ROA)
- ·Leverage (D/E, coverage)
- ·Valuation (P/E, FCF yield)
- ·Risk scores (Z, F, Health)
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