annual report

American  

noun

1. a document reporting to stockholders on management and operations and containing fiscal information, published yearly by a publicly held corporation as required by federal law.

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annual report British  

noun

1. a report presented by the directors of a company to its shareholders each year, containing the profit-and-loss account, the balance sheet, and details of the past year's activity

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Example Sentences

In its annual report on the coal industry, the International Energy Agency said coal demand was on course to rise by 0.5 percent this year to hit a record 8.85 billion tonnes, although demand is expected to decline over the rest of the decade as rival generation options come on stream.

From Barron's

In its annual report on the coal industry, the International Energy Agency said demand was on course to rise by 0.5 percent this year to hit a record 8.85 billion tonnes, although demand is expected to decline over the rest of the decade as rival generation options multiply.

From Barron's

GoTo has a stake of around 21% in Bank Jago, according to the lender’s annual report.

From The Wall Street Journal

"As children, both Larisa and Alexander faced the unspeakable terror of the Holocaust," the health organisation wrote in its annual report.

From BBC

The most common reason that lenders reject a buyer’s mortgage application is because of a high debt-to-income ratio, according to an annual report by the National Association of Realtors.

From MarketWatch