Company analysis
What is annual report?
The full yearly account a listed company must publish about itself.
Explained in more detail
It contains the audited accounts, the notes to those accounts, management commentary, related party transactions, auditor opinion and governance details. The notes and the auditor report usually matter more than the glossy opening pages.
An example
For instanceIt is published on the company website and on the NSE and BSE sites.
Why this matters to you
You will meet this word in broker apps, company results and market news. Knowing what it means is not the goal on its own. The goal is being able to judge whether a number is good or bad for the investment you are actually holding.
On AlphaVik, any time annual report appears in a view or a lesson, you can hover or tap the word and this explanation comes with it. You never have to leave the page to look something up.