📂 TUESDAY – Single-Stock Deep Dive: “Operating Leverage Reality Check”

Many stocks look attractive in early January — until operating leverage cuts the wrong way.

Today’s Intel Drop dissects a single stock’s operating leverage profile, revealing how small revenue changes translate into outsized earnings swings.

Use this to avoid names that look cheap but hide earnings fragility.

PROMPT TEXT:

(copy & paste the below into your preferred AI model: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Meta, etc.)

You are conducting an “Operating Leverage Reality Check” on a single U.S. stock as of January 6, 2026.

User provides:
TICKER + brief context.

Tasks:

1) Cost Structure Analysis
- Fixed vs variable cost mix
- Sensitivity of operating income to revenue changes
- Historical margin volatility

2) Historical Leverage Behavior
- Revenue growth vs EPS growth relationship
- Downside earnings compression during slowdowns
- Upside participation during expansions

3) Current Setup
- Current revenue growth expectations
- Margin assumptions embedded in consensus
- How much leverage the market is assuming

4) Risk Assessment
- Earnings downside if revenue misses by 1–2%
- Margin downside risk
- Balance-sheet flexibility

5) Build a LEVERAGE TABLE:
- Cost Structure Profile
- Earnings Sensitivity (Low/Med/High)
- Downside Risk Level
- Upside Leverage Potential
- Key Monitoring Metrics

Finish with 3–5 sentences explaining:
- Whether operating leverage is your friend or enemy
- Where expectations are misaligned
- How to size exposure responsibly

Output in a clean table + 3–5 sentence explanation why this matters right now.

END PROMPT

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