上市公司會向他們的股東供佈年度報告。證券及交易委員會（SEC）會要求上市公司每年提交一萬份報告，而這些報告通常包含資料比較詳盡的年度報告，例如公司的歷史，組織架構，股權，控股公司，子公司，每股收益等等。
這裹有多種方法去尋找有關企業的報告資料：
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數據庫資源
Mergent Online is a great first-stop resource for financial information of publicly-traded businesses worldwide, and includes scanned annual reports and 10Ks. Mergent also links to EDGAR (Securities and Exchange Commission) filings and corporate histories.
In addition, Mergent offers other government filings in a variety of downloadable formats (PDF, html, MS Word, and MS Excel). A wealth of other financial reports are available, including equity reports (look under the Reports tab for equity reports).
Mergent can be accessed online with your SFPL library card number and PIN.
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互聯網 (免費資源)
- www.AnnualReports.com : A collection of hundreds of the annual reports and 10K reports of companies traded on the U.S. stock exchanges, including most of the Fortune 500. Search alphabetically, by company name, by ticker symbol, by sector, or by industry.
- http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml (Also known as EDGAR) : Full-text searchable index to the filings by corporations to the Securities and Exchange Commission that are available to the public (including 10-K reports). EDGAR stands for Electronic Data Gathering Analysis And Retrieval.
- The Public Register : This service provides free annual reports of public companies trading on the NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, and OTC exchanges.
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舊的年度報告縮微膠片(1967 -- 1996)
Older annual reports (older than 1996) can be much harder to find. The Library has a collection of older annual reports -- some dating back to 1967 -- on microfiche. Quarterly reports, proxy statements and 10Ks may also be available. For help finding annual reports on microfiche, ask at the Business, Science & Technology Center desk on the 4th floor. The fiche must be used in the Library on our 5th floor microfiche readers and printers (yes, reports can be printed).
