Unlike the K, the information in the Q is usually unaudited. The company is only required to file it three times a year as the K is filed in the fourth quarter. The form 8-K though is required by the SEC whenever companies announce major events of which shareholders must be made aware. These events may include but aren't limited to sales, acquisitions, delistings, departures, and elections of executives, as well as changes in a company's status or control, bankruptcies, information about operations, assets, and any other relevant news.
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Segment Title. All rights reserved. Securities and Exchange Commission. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Search Submit. Ultimately, a K report is a full description of the company's financial activity during a given fiscal year and a full rundown of risks, legalities, liabilities, corporate agreements, operations, and market performance. Also, K reports provide a full analysis of the relevant industry, the marketplace as a whole, and individual business operations.
The Q does not include all the detailed information, such as background and operations detail, that a K does, and its figures are not audited. Companies file three Qs a year; the fourth quarter is covered by their K. Sometimes, rather confusingly, the K is referred to as a company's "annual report" by financial pros—because it summarizes the company's year.
It's even called that on investor. Strictly speaking, the glossy booklet described above is known as "the annual report to shareholders. The annual report is sent to shareholders each year ahead of the annual shareholder meeting and voting for the board of directors.
Where an annual report may include company information, financials, and a letter from the CEO, the K will include various risks and a detailed discussion of operations.
Both documents are important when analyzing a company, although the K is usually preferred by analysts, given its more comprehensive nature. The design and the intent of the annual report are distinctly separate from the K. The annual report is more of a glossy and user-friendly publication, intended for the layperson to understand —and, hopefully. It has something of a public relations function. By contrast, Ks tend to be very lengthy and more difficult to digest than annual reports.
They are not designed for easy consumption by the average individual. In terms of hard-core financials. The form presents a financial picture of the company, detailing its revenues, assets, and liabilities for the previous year.
The K filing deadline varies, depending on the size of the company. The meat of the K report lies in its five parts. They include:. The K report probably gets its name from Regulation S-K, a set of SEC rules that set out the detailed disclosure requirements for companies, as mandated by sections 13 or 15 d of the Securities Exchange Act of Securities and Exchange Commission.
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