CiteAlpha Answers — Guidance Credibility Index FAQ
Short answers about the Guidance Credibility Index (GCI) for Indian equity desks. Factual research — not investment advice.
- What is a Guidance Credibility Index (GCI)?
- A Guidance Credibility Index measures whether listed-company management delivered on quantified guidance — such as revenue bands, margins, volumes, or capex — against later reported actuals, with primary sources attached. It is a delivery score, not a sentiment score and not investment advice.
- Is CiteAlpha GCI investment advice?
- No. CiteAlpha, a product of Ocotillo Innovation Private Limited, ships GCI as factual research infrastructure for Indian equity desks. It does not provide Buy, Hold, or Sell recommendations or personalised investment advice.
- What evidence does a citeable GCI point need?
- A citeable point needs a dated guidance statement, a matched actual for the same metric and period, an outcome label (met, exceeded, missed, dropped, or pending), and a path back to NSE, BSE, or IR documents.
- How is CiteAlpha GCI different from sentiment analysis?
- Sentiment analysis tracks tone and narrative. GCI tracks whether quantified guidance was delivered. Desks should keep them in separate lines of a memo so tone never overrides the guidance-versus-actuals table.
- Who is CiteAlpha built for?
- Indian equity desks — buy-side and sell-side research teams that need evidence-linked management delivery history beside their market terminal. Pilots start with Sensex-depth hand-labeled evidence.