What is an annual report?
Publicly traded companies that meet certain criteria are required to file financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Of the many report types, the investor population is most familiar with the 10-K, a document that is filed annually and is sometimes referred to as a company’s annual report. Because the 10-K includes a tremendous amount of detail and legal jargon, most companies also produce a more reader-friendly annual report that typically contains product information, photographs, charts, a letter from the CEO, and other company and financial data. More than 10,300 of these colorful electronic publications are listed on the IRIN site. Why would I read an Annual Report? Most investors consider the annual report to be the most useful and credible tool for gaining a comprehensive overview of a company. It is one of the most critical documents that a company produces and is often the primary document used by investors when researching a company. It provides det
Publicly traded companies that meet certain criteria are required to file financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Of the many report types, the investor population is most familiar with the 10-K, a document that is filed annually and is sometimes referred to as a company’s annual report. Because the 10-K includes a tremendous amount of detail and legal jargon, most companies also produce a more reader-friendly annual report that typically contains product information, photographs, charts, a letter from the CEO, and other company and financial data. More than 10,200 of these colorful electronic publications are listed on the IRIN site. Why would I read an Annual Report? Most investors consider the annual report to be the most useful and credible tool for gaining a comprehensive overview of a company. It is one of the most critical documents that a company produces and is often the primary document used by investors when researching a company. It provides det
An annual report is a document that a company makes available to its shareholders each year. The report normally includes a profit and loss account and balance sheet, as well as a directors’ report and an auditor’s report. Annual reports can be as plain as an ascii text document, or they can also be full color documents. If a company is public, it has to submit an extensive version of the annual report, called a 10-K, to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Private companies do not have to submit an annual report to the SEC as their stocks(securities) are not sold to the public. Generally, annual reports are not available for private companies. The purpose of filing with SEC is “the disclosure of important financial information through the registration of securities. This information enables investors, not the government, to make informed judgments about whether to purchase a company’s securities. While the SEC requires that the information provided be accurate, it does not gu
