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Annual Report Resources
Finding annual reports in library databases
Public companies are required by law or listing rules to publish annual reports. An annual report contains financial highlights, discussions of the previous year’s activities, projections, future plans, directors’ report, auditors’ report, financial statements and other corporation details. The content provides information which helps stakeholders and the public to understand a company's performance, organizational culture, business history, financial condition, risk areas, and long-term viability.
The stakeholders who read a company’s annual reports include its shareholders, customers, vendors, employees, financial institutions, potential investors, relevant regulatory bodies, researchers, students and the general public.
An annual report typically contains five key sections:
1. Corporate Profile
2. Management Commentary
3. Corporate Governance
4. Statutory Reports
5. Financial Statements- Nexis Uni
Includes older reports dating back to the 1990's.
Click on Menu in the upper left then click on Company Dossier.
In the next screen search for the corporation's name. In the next screen
click on SEC Filings then scroll down to Latest 10-K Filings. - Mergent Online Premium
Search for the corporation's name or ticker symbol.
Click on the Annual Reports tab to find the most recent 15 years of
annual reports. - Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage
Search for the corporation's name or ticker symbol.
On the left of the result list click on Filings & Annual Reports
to see ten years of annual reports.
