annual report

noun

Definition of annual report

: a usually lengthy report issued yearly by an organization giving an account of its internal workings and especially its finances

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The version that passed the Senate in June, however, removed that requirement and substituted the annual report card. Dan Petrella, chicagotribune.com, "Pritzker signs stripped-down corporate diversity bill, calls it a ‘big first step’," 28 Aug. 2019 Founded in 2001, CyrusOne has a network of 48 data centers serving about 1,000 customers in the U.S., U.K., Singapore and Germany, according to its annual report. Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, "Dallas data center firm CyrusOne target of takeover interest from KKR-led group," 16 Aug. 2019 The annual report ranks America’s top 1,000 residential real estate agents and teams based on 2018 annual sales volume and transaction sides. Kelli Williams, The Denver Post, "LIV Sotheby’s International Realty brokers recognized among the top 250 agents in America," 3 July 2019 The annual report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida issued this week showed that the NBA led all other professional men’s sports leagues in terms of racial and gender diversity last year. Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, "NBA leads in diversity: Just ask Lindsay Gottlieb," 19 June 2019 Instead, the legislation that passed the state Senate only requires companies to disclose the demographics of their boards and executives and makes plans for an annual report card on companies’ diversity graded by the University of Illinois. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, "Illinois Almost Follows in California's Board Footsteps: The Broadsheet," 7 June 2019 So how did some of the biggest tech companies and industries fare this year on The Verge’s annual report cards? Dieter Bohn, The Verge, "The Verge 2018 tech report card: Google," 28 Dec. 2016 In 2017, most juveniles in Texas were referred to probation or a diversion program, according to an annual report from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, "Why a Dallas judge made the rare decision to have a 16-year-old tried as an adult in rape, murder case," 28 July 2019 The 30th edition of the annual report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows risks for children have tracked the nation’s population shift toward the southwest, while highlighting sustained improvements in health-care access for children. Washington Post, "Report: Childhood poverty persists in fast-growing Southwest," 17 June 2019

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annual report

noun

Financial Definition of annual report

What It Is

An annual report is an audited corporate document that details the business activity and financial status of a publicly-held company over the previous year.

How It Works

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires all public companies to distribute an annual report to shareholders at the end of each fiscal year. Each report contains the three main financial statements -- the Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement and Balance Sheet -- as well as a host of other company-related data.

Why It Matters

The annual report provides a variety of important financial data. The SEC requires all publicly traded companies to file reports on an annual and quarterly basis, and the reports provide in-depth information on a company's products, market segments, competitors, customers, management and legal proceedings. Investors can readily access these financial reports for all public companies and mutual funds incorporated in the U.S. on the SEC's web site found {ia_ext|here|http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html}.

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annual report

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Legal Definition of annual report

: a written report distributed to shareholders each year by a corporation that sets forth financial information (as an auditor's report, the selling prices of the corporation's stock, and the yearly profit) as well as statements by the corporation's management