Corporate Reports
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This guide highlights sources for corporate annual reports and SEC filings, and provides concise definitions for selected reports. The Index of Contents section indicates what type of information can be found in each report.”
Reports in Research Databases
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Thomson ONE (IE Browser only)Coverage extends back to 1960 for some companies.
Generally: annual reports 1993 - present, U.S. and international; other SEC filings, 1994 - present. -
Capital IQ— Current GSB faculty, students, and staff: use SUNet ID (First time users need to request an account. Usual turnaround is one week.) From 6/30 to 8/31, current MBA/PhD student access only available via a shared account in Traders Pit.
— Others: Access to the database in Traders Pit of the Business Library
— Excel Plugin is only available for current Stanford Community at RAIL Lab, 3F Bass Center
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Laser DisclosureAccess in the Business Library
Annual reports, 10-K reports, registrations and proxies filed with the SEC from, late 1988 - 2002.
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EDGARCoverage: 1994 - present, U.S. and international.
The SEC’s EDGAR database provides free access to corporate filings, including registration statements, prospectuses and periodic reports filed on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, as well as recent corporate events reported on Form 8-K.
Reports on Microform
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Green Library Media & Microtext CenterAs of July 2014, the microforms that were housed in the GSB Library Lower Level are now housed in Green Library Media and Microtext Center.
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Annual Report (U.S.) 1950-68 (microcard)
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Annual Report (U.S.) 1969-89 (fiche)
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Annual Report (International) 1984-90 (fiche)Reports of selected international companies, i.e. those traded in the U.S., may also be part of the U.S. annual report fiche.
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10-K 1967-89 (fiche)
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Registration 1971-89 (fiche)
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20-F 1980-89 (fiche)
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Proxy 1980-89 (fiche)
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12-K 1973-76 (fiche)
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18-K 1974-79 (fiche)
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19-K 1974-79 (fiche)
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20-K 1974-79 (fiche)
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N-1R 1969-84 (fiche)
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N-SAR-B 1984–87 (fiche)
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Historical Annual Reports
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ProQuest Historical Annual ReportsCoverage: 1844 - 2008, about 800 leading North American companies.
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Collection of Historical Annual ReportsCoverage: 1800-1955, a small number of U.S. companies.
A digitization project of the Lippincott Library at the University of Pennsylvania. -
Annual Reports at Academic Business LibrariesListing of the historic Annual Reports (ARSs) holdings in the major research libraries. Reports can be obtained in accordance with each library loan policy.
NOTE: Stanford holdings in the database are held by Harvard.