Annual report
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An annual report is a document which a company presents to its Annual General Meeting for approval by its shareholders. The report normally includes a profit and loss account and balance sheet, as well as a directors' report and an auditor's report. In the case of larger companies, it is usually a sleek, colorful, high gloss publication.
The details provided in the report are of use to investors in gaining an understanding of the company's financial position and future direction.
In the United States, a more-detailed version of the report, called a Form 10-K, is submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
External links
- [ANNUALREPORTS.COM] Leading provider of online annual reports to individual and institutional investors (no registration required).
- [Annual Report Service] Database holding annual reports for a large number of corporations listed in the United States (registration required)
- [GetTheReport] Database holding annual reports for the Dow-Jones and a number of European stock exchanges (site in German)
- [Annual reports of all Dutch listed companies]
- [Score] Find company annual reports in UK business libraries
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