Visible Alpha consensus revisions
We have introduced a new va_revisions() function to retrieve Visible Alpha consensus revisions as a signal. This allows you to better understand how consensus estimates have changed over time - are there upgrades / downgrades, and is the revision trend changing?
Revisions for FY 2022-24 total revenue at Apple, Inc.
To use the function, simply use an expression like va_revisions('Total revenue', 'FY-2023') to retrieve revisions for a given line item and fiscal period. Common line items may be referred to by their name, and all line items may be referred to by their parameter ID ("Excel code" in the Visible Alpha terminal). You may also specify quarterly or semi-annual periods like 4Q-2024 or 2H-2022 respectively.
Like with every derived signal, you may use this in combination with other signals from any other data set (e.g. comparing alternative data vs consensus YoY growth), and you may use the revisions data in any Exabel visualization or analytics feature that uses signals (charts, dashboards, prediction models, portfolio strategies, etc.)