Conference call

In the German financial markets , a conference call is a telephone conference with independent dial-in (dial-in conference), at which listed companies inform investors and analysts about their business development.

Coming from the USA , where this has been the norm for decades, it has also become common in Europe that companies obliged to periodically disclose their business figures present their quarterly figures to investors and the specialist public in telephone conferences . These conferences regularly begin with a statement or disclaimer with a warning that management's statements may contain forward-looking statements and assessments, the actual occurrence of which is not guaranteed. Typically, the CEO , CFO and / or investor relations officer then step in , read out information on business developments in the past quarter and comment on the company's future prospects.

From a technical point of view, this telephone conference is usually carried out today in the form of a so-called "Question & Answer" conference (Q&A). The analysts or investors are invited by the company to a Q&A and dial in at the specified time on a specific number. After the company representatives have presented the business figures, forecasts or other news, the callers can ask questions. To do this, they register the request with a special key combination to an operator , who then calls them up so that the question can be asked and answered by the company. Optionally, the company can then receive a list of the selected participants.