10-K
SEC annual disclosure
A 10-K is the annual financial report that publicly traded companies in the United States must file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
It provides a comprehensive overview of the company's business, financial condition, and audited financial statements.
Unlike glossy annual reports sent to shareholders, the 10-K follows a standardized format and contains detailed disclosures required by regulators: Investors pored over the 10-K looking for warning signs.
Stock market regulator
- annual reportOrganization's periodic financial summary
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- financial statementsFormal records of transactions
- EdgarMale given name
fiscal year · public company · shareholders · compliance · registrant · auditor · risk factors · exhibits
Elements increasing adverse outcomes
- executive compensationSenior management earnings package
- legal proceedingsFormal court-based dispute resolution
- financial dataNumerical monetary information
- propertiesQualities or owned assets
market risk · controls · signatures · subsidiaries · certifications · notes
Pre-transaction reasonable care
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- red flagsIndicators something's wrong
footnotes · goodwill · impairment · cash flow · contingencies · guidance
SEC
Stock market regulator
- annual reportOrganization's periodic financial summary
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- financial statementsFormal records of transactions
Edgar · fiscal year · public company · shareholders · compliance · registrant · auditor · risk factors · exhibits · certification
risk factors
Elements increasing adverse outcomes
- executive compensationSenior management earnings package
- legal proceedingsFormal court-based dispute resolution
- financial dataNumerical monetary information
properties · market risk · controls · signatures · subsidiaries · certifications · notes
due diligence
Pre-transaction reasonable care
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- screeningEvaluative selection process
red flags · footnotes · goodwill · impairment · cash flow · contingencies · guidance
- business documentsarticles of incorporation, invoice, charter, bylaws, contract
- financial reportsannual report, quarterly report, income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement
- investor relationsshareholder meeting, earnings call, annual report, quarterly report, conference call
- SECcommissioner, commissioners, chair, chairman, enforcement actions
- investment analysistechnical analysis, valuation, financial modeling, investment research, stock valuation
- company infocompany name, location, about us, address, phone number