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This guide lists sources which provide information
and access to company annual reports and SEC documents. Financial
statements are available for any U.S. company that is publicly traded.
Private companies do not file with the SEC, so statements are not
available. If a company is a subsidiary of a parent company, look
for financial statements of the parent company since the subsidiary's
information is not filed separately.
For further information & assistance in using any
of the sources listed, please contact our reference staff:
Getting Started:
Guide to SEC Corporate Filings
This SEC guide provides a
short description of the most common corporate filings.
InvestorWords.com
What do all those financial terms mean? This financial glossary,
sponsored by WSJ, provides over 6,000 terms that may be browsed by
subject or letter, or searched by keyword.
Tips
For Reading An Annual Report (The Annual Reports Library)
Offers information on what to look for in the report to assess
the company's performance or to make investment decisions.
The
Value of an Annual Report (AIMR)
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United States Filings:
AnnualReports.com
Largest Internet annual report service. Browse by exchange,
industry, or sector OR search by company name or ticker symbol.
Buckmaster Annual Stockholder Reports
Provides SEC 10-K reports, annual reports (visual PDF), and current
stock quotes, stock charts & news for Fortune 500 Corporations.
*The Buckmaster Database is only available
on
campus
through the library's home page.
Investor Relations
Information Network (IRIN)
Provides over 3,500 annual reports
online. Use this service to show how the annual report actually
looks with photos/graphics. View the reports online or request
that a copy be sent to you via snail mail.
LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe
Off-campus, sign in using your Gull Card barcode and last name.
Choose Salisbury University as the campus and then click the log in
button.
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From L-N's front page, click on the 'Business' category on the left
tool-bar.
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On the next screen, click on the link to 'SEC Filings & Reports'.
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Type your company name or ticker symbol in the first dialogue box.
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Select from among the SEC documents from the pull-down menu.
Note:
Annual Reports are textual only. SEC document descriptions
are listed below the search boxes.
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Choose a date field as appropriate (suggest 'previous 2 years).
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Click on the 'search' button.
Mergent Online
Off-campus, sign in using your Gull Card barcode and last name.
Choose Salisbury University as the campus and then click the log in
button.
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Do a 'Basic Search' for the company name or ticker symbol.
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Click on the company name on the next search screen.
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Click on the various tabs across the top for detailed information
(Company Financials, EDGAR (SEC Documents)).
The Public
Register's Annual Report Service
Provides access to thousands of annual reports after a
simple/free registration process. Use this service to show how
the annual report actually looks with photos/graphics. View the
reports online or request that a copy be sent to you via snail
mail.
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International Company Filings:
CAROL (United States &
Europe)
CAROL is an on-line service offering direct links to the
financial pages of listed companies in Europe and the U.S.
Requires a free registration process.
Company Financials & Annual Reports (Karen Blakeman)
Blakeman
provides a wealth of information and links arranged per country.
LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe
Off-campus, sign in using your Gull Card barcode and last name.
Choose Salisbury University as the campus and then click the log in
button.
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From L-N's front page, click on the 'Business' category on the left
tool-bar.
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On the next screen, click on the link to 'SEC Filings & Reports'.
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Type your company name in the first dialogue box.
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Select 20-F from pull-down menu.
Note:
20-F is a filing that is voluntary if a foreign company issues
stocks in the U.S.
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Choose a date field as appropriate (suggest 'previous 2 years').
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Click on the 'search' button.
Mergent Online
Off-campus, sign in using your Gull Card barcode and last name.
Choose Salisbury University as the campus and then click the log in
button.
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Do a 'Basic Search' for the company name or ticker symbol.
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Click on the company name on the next search screen.
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Click on the various tabs across the top for detailed information
(Company Financials (Filings from foreign countries), EDGAR
(20-Fs)).
Roderick Seeman's Japan Financials
Seeman provides
access to translations of official financial statements from all
Tokyo stock exchanges and major OTC (JASDAQ) firms.
Includes over 2500 excel workbooks. (Free and fee based)
SEDAR Database (Canadian)
"The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited, have operated this web
site since 1997 to make Canadian public securities filings easily
accessible to all. Use it to find and retrieve company/mutual fund
profiles, SEDAR public securities filings, and the latest news about
SEDAR."
WILink (World
Investor Link)
Provides annual reports for European and United States
corporations.
Worldscope (Thomson Financial) via FirstSearch in Blackwell Library
Use the other databases listed on this guide first. If you cannot
find specific filings for your international company, this database
offers annual reports, disclosure statements, newspaper articles, and
wire service information. It is only available in the Blackwell
Library Reference Area and customers are provided access through the
Reference Librarian.
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