Snapshots
For a quick profile of a public company's financial position, use one of the following:
Executive Compensation
Compensation details are often buried in the company's Proxy Statement filed with the SEC. Start with the EDGAR Compnay Search and limit your results by Form Type "DEF 14A" (Schedule 14A is the definitive proxy statement). In many cases, these filing go back to 1993.
Annual Reports
Annual reports to shareholders and 10-K reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange commission may be obtained from 3 primary sources:
- The SEC's EDGAR website contains many kinds of reports for many companies from 1993 onwards. EDGAR filings are also freely available from the private sector (but often registration is required).
- Annual Reports.com Many companies now publish their annual report to shareholders on their corporate website. Look for links to current reports at AnnualReports.com
- Hoover's Online Hoovers database provides annual reports for many publicly traded companies.
Annual Report Surrogates
Among the many surrogates or summaries of corporate financial information are these time-tested sources:
- Value Line Research Center is the online equivalents of Value Line Investment Survey.
- Hoover's Online
Comprehensive company, industry, and market information on 12 million companies and in-depth coverage of 25,000 of
the world's top business enterprises. - Lexis Nexis contains detailed company profiles. Just click on "Business" followed by "Company Profiles" to select this database from the list of Sources.
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