Financial Statements
Overview
A company's financial statements
summarize the information in the company's books. They consist of the following four statements.
Financial statements were required to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by United States shortly after the start of the
Great Depression. (see
Securities Law.)
Financial statements for banks are somewhat different from those of non-financial companies. For more information,
see
bank financial statements.
Financial Statement Analysis
Financial Statement Analysis is a type of analysis that uses a company's
financial statements to provide the data for the analysis.
