A filing requirement for public companies by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is a comprehensive report that is much more detailed than the annual report. The goal is to provide investors with a better comprehensive financial picture of the company.
These can be found on the SEC's EDGAR site.
Some of the information a firm is required to document in the 10-K includes
- company history
- organizational structure
- financial statements
- earnings per share
- subsidiaries
- executive compensation