annual report

Annual Report

A corporation's annual statement of financial operations. Annual reports include a balance sheet, income statement, auditor's report, and a description of the company's operations.

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This is usually a sleek, colorful, high gloss publication. Make sure to look beyond the marketing and dig into the numbers. This is the best way to discover the direction of the company.

The 10-K is the version of the annual report which gets submitted to the SEC. It contains more detailed financial information.

See also: 10-K, Auditor's Report, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Income Statement

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Annual report

Yearly record of a publicly held company's financial condition. It includes a description of the firm's operations, as well as balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement information. SEC rules require that it be distributed to all shareholders. A more detailed version is called a 10-K.

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annual report

A firm's annual statement of operating and financial results. The annual report contains an income statement, a balance sheet, a statement of changes in financial position, an auditor's report, and a summary of operations. Because many annual reports are prepared with public relations as a primary focus, serious investors should obtain a copy of a firm's 10-K in order to obtain detailed financial data.