For any business journalist—even if you don’t focus on finance—a public company’s 10-Ks (financial reports for the year) and 10-Qs (quarterly earnings reports) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
The 10-Q, a publicly traded company’s quarterly report filed with the SEC, is a multi-purpose tool. You can use it to break news, to get a better understanding of the companies
Like all corporate filings, the 10-Q tends to present company information in the best light possible. It is written by accountants and lawyers, which means it is full of confusing
There are two main places to look for public companies’ financial reports and related information on the internet: the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website and, the investor relations section of
If you want to understand how a company is doing, the answer is often close at hand, in its most recent quarterly report. MEET THE 10-Q In this tutorial, we’ll
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The 10-Q is a multi-purpose tool. You can use it to break news, to get a better understanding of the companies you cover, or simply for reference, to fill in
FINDING AND SEARCHING SEC FILINGS The SEC’s Edgar database is free and relatively simple. Start with the company search page to find a particular company’s filings, by name or ticker
Like all corporate filings, the 10-Q tends to present company information in the best light possible (though there’s plenty of bad news that companies can’t get away with skipping). Unlike
Our popular business beat basics series is now available all in one place in ebook form for your convenience. Go here to download the Reynolds Center’s free ebook, Business Beat
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