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Annual report

Meaning in finance & banking, with examples

nounCore term

In finance & banking, annual report means: A document a company publishes each year about its activities, results, strategy, risks and management, usually including the audited financial statements.

In Turkish: faaliyet raporu, yıllık faaliyet raporu, yıllık rapor

How it is used

Read by investors, analysts, regulators and credit teams. Companies publish or release their annual report, and analysts study the CEO's letter, segment results, risk management and the notes to the accounts. Most large Turkish banks publish it in both Turkish and English.

Example sentences

  1. According to the annual report, digital channels now handle most of our transactions.

  2. Our team is translating the sustainability section of the annual report into English.

Common collocations

  • publish the annual report
  • integrated annual report
  • annual report and accounts
  • notes to the financial statements
  • balance sheetA financial statement showing what a company owns (assets), what it owes (liabilities) and the owners' share (equity) on a specific date.
  • income statementA financial statement showing a company's revenue, costs and profit or loss over a period, such as a quarter or a year.
  • auditAn official, independent examination of a company's accounts, records or processes to check that they are correct and follow the rules.
  • shareholderA person or organisation that owns shares in a company and so owns part of it, with rights such as voting and receiving dividends.
  • fiscal yearThe twelve-month period a company or government uses for its accounts and budget, which may or may not match the calendar year.

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