Question

What is/are the most important source of interpretive information about the company which is available for an analyst in the Form 10K report. Select any or all that apply.

A

MD&A

B

Notes to the Financial Statement

C

Proxy Statement

D

Security Analyst reports

Answer 1

the most important source of interpretive information about the company which can be available for an analyst in the form of 10k report would be-

Management discussion and analysis which is a management address about the companies performance and it should be most important from analyst perspective about gathering an opinion about the company.

Rest of the statements like notes to financial statements, proxy statements, and security analyst report are not that important because they are not providing any insight about the company's performance but management discussion and analysis report performs as an addressal from management to the shareholders of the company about which, they forecast about their financial performance and provide a rough estimation about performance of the company in the future.

So the correct option would be option ( A).