Research Guides: Company & Industry Research: Public Companies

Annual Reports (10-K)

About Annual Reports
All public companies are required to produce an annual report (10-K), among other reports, for the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). The reports are made public to help current and potential investors better understand a company's financial health. Private companies usually do not produce annual reports for the public.

On Corporate site - Look for the "Investor Relations" or "About Us" link on a company's web site. Examples:

FedEx (bottom of page)
UPS (bottome of page)

NOTE: Beware many companies also use the annual reports as a marketing tool. The narrative can be more public relations than analysis.

Public Company Financials

Marketline Company Reports
These reports in Business Source Complete cover many public companies.NOTE: In search box change "daktronics" to another company name. Pay attention to the date of the reports

FactSet This link opens in a new window
The resource offers comprehensive data and analytics on global financial and economic markets and companies, including financial data on public and private companies, with historical coverage. MUST create a FactSet account to use.
NOTE: Funded by Thornburg Investment Management.
Access provided by Anderson School of Management.

EDGAR (SEC)
EDGAR is the federal government's database of all public filings (e.g. 10K, 8K) by companies. These reports DO NOT include analysis or a narrative. EDGAR provides reports from 1994 to the current year. Free to access and use.

Mergent Archives This link opens in a new window
Current and historical research collection of corporate and industry related documents, such as, annual and industry reports, industry ratios, equity reports, Bond Records, Commodity Yearbook, Moody's Corporate & Municipal Manuals, country reports.
Coverage 1905-present.
WRDS (register for an account) This link opens in a new window
Data research platform and business intelligence tool. Use the platform to access Compustat, CRSP, and other datasets covering multiple disciplines, including Finance, Marketing, and Economics. Now includes Financial Ratios Suite by WRDS for industry and company level. Must register to access data.
Access provided by Anderson School of Management

Company Histories, etc.

Business Insights: Essentials This link opens in a new window
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Search a company to find it history, chronology, business rankings, market share, reports, and articles.
Community researchers in New Mexico can access this resource at http://bi.galegroup.com/essentials/?u=nm_p_elportal