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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Railroad leaders are expecting a $13.5 million profit in 2018, according to the annual report, which would be in line with the several years of profits prior to the $4.4 million loss in 2016.
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Downtown’s growth eased somewhat last year, with the number of residents and jobs dipping slightly, even as more apartments became available, according to the latest annual report from the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore.
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Despite the glow-giving results, the ASPS annual report on plastic surgery statistics found that microdermabrasion treatments became less popular in 2017, dropping 4 percent from the previous year.
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An annual report from Singapore’s narcotics bureau shows seizures of methamphetamine and cannabis increased in 2016 over the previous year, with heroin seizures remaining stable, Lines wrote.
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BP Exploration Alaska's annual report to federal regulators does not include costs of shipping oil down the 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline and by tanker to U.S. refineries.
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Calls for service totaled 10,059 in 2017, according to the Evanston Fire Department annual report, which was presented by Scott at the March 19 City Councilmeeting.
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According to the annual report, Chairman Thomas Jordan and the bank’s other two board members, Andrea Maechler and Fritz Zurbrügg didn’t own any SNB shares.
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According to its annual report, 32 percent of streetcar riders make less than $30,000 a year.
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First Known Use of annual report
1744
Financial Definition of ANNUAL REPORT
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
noun
annual re·port
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
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