10-K - Performance Report, Form 10-K, Financial Reports, Corporate Finance

10-K is a common term in the investment banking sector.10-K is the performance report which gives a summary of the company's performance.It is submitted annually to the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commision).Some of the information included in 10-K report includes :
1) Company history
2) Organizational structure
3) Equity
4) Holdings
5) Earnings per share
6) Subsidaries
7) Executive compensation
8) Audit financial statements
It is popularly called as Form 10-K.It is different from the anuual report.
Annual report is the report sent by the public company to its shareholders and is used during election of directors for the company.
A company is obligated to provide Form 10-K to its shareholder upon request by its shareholder.
Small companies can use the form 10-KSB
From september 2002 onward companies are obligated to file their form 10-K with the SEC(Securities and exchange commission) within 75 days of the company's fiscal year.