Company Information

Use Mergent Online to view details about public companies: names & salaries of executives, financial statements & balance sheets, stock ownership, company history, and financial filings.

Annual Reports to Shareholders:

• President's Letter for management strategy
• Sales by product, by brand, and by country
• Balance sheet and income statement

10-Ks filed with the SEC:

• Property ownership
• Legal issues
• Environmental impact
• Executive salaries

Annual Reports are available only for companies that sell shares on a stock exchange. On company web sites, find them in the "corporate" section, usually in a link to "Investor" or "Financial" information. 

The Security & Exchange Commission's EDGAR site offers other documents that public companies are required to file.

• Form 10-Q (quarterly financial statements) 
• Form 10-K (annual financial statements) 
• Form 8-K (current information)
• Form F-6 (foreign issuers)
• Form S-1 and registration statements (new issuers)