Fiscal Year-End

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Definition of 'Fiscal Year-End'

The completion of a one-year, or 12-month, accounting period. A firm's fiscal year-end does not necessarily need to fall on December 31, and can actually fall on any day throughout the year.
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Investopedia explains 'Fiscal Year-End'

The reason that a company's fiscal year often differs from the calendar year and may not close on December 31 is due to the nature of a company's needs. For example, retailers tend to close their books at the end of January due to the large number of December sales. If the fiscal year-end is too close to a heavy selling season, the company will be hard-pressed to produce its annual financial statements, count inventories, etc. because its manpower will be going toward selling its product.
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'Fiscal Year-End'

  • Breaking Down The Balance Sheet

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/06/balancesheet.asp
    ... The Importance of Dates A balance sheet represents a company's financial position
    for one day at its fiscal year end, for example, the last day of its ...

  • Why do companies report earnings at different times?

    http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/03/080103.asp
    ... There are a couple of things to know: Corporations must declare their
    fiscal year-end (or beginning) when they first form. They ...

  • EDGAR: Investors' One-Stop-Shop For Company Filings

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/fundamental-analysis/10/edgar-analyzing-filings.asp
    ... Form 10-K, Annual report, 90 days after fiscal year end. Form ... Form S-1, Initial
    registration, 150 days after fiscal year end. Schedule ...

  • Why do companies postpone earnings announcements?

    http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/06/postponeearnings.asp
    ... to file 10-Qs no later than 45 days after the end of a quarter, and 10-Ks must be
    being submitted no later than 90 days following a company's fiscal year-end. ...

  • Financial Statements: Who's In Charge? | Investopedia

    http://www.investopedia.com/university/financialstatements/financialstatements1.asp
    ... statements, management discussion & analysis (MD&A) and schedules, Within 90 days
    of fiscal year end (shortens to 60 days for larger companies, as of Dec. ...

  • When must a company announce earnings?

    http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/04/050604.asp
    ... earnings reports no later than 45 days after the end of their first three quarters,
    and their quarterly and annual reports 90 days after their fiscal year end. ...

  • Viacom A Hit With Investors

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2010/Viacom-A-Hit-With-Investors-VIA-VIA-B-TWX-DIS-CBS1116.aspx
    ... However, it changed its fiscal year end to September, so this period also
    counted as the final quarter in its new fiscal year. Total ...

  • Why do people say that September is the worst month for investing?

    http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/06/septworstmonth.asp
    ... thus an overall decline. As well, many mutual funds experience their fiscal
    yearend in September. Mutual fund managers, on average ...

  • 5 Retirement Plan Moves To Make Before Year-End

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/06/yearendtips.asp
    ... If the plan will be maintained on a fiscal year, the deadline is the last day of
    that fiscal year. Failure to establish the plan by year-end will result in ...

  • Investment Valuation Ratios: Price/Earnings To Growth Ratio ...

    http://www.investopedia.com/university/ratios/investment-valuation/ratio5.asp
    ... Formula: Components: For the numerator, we are using Zimmer Holdings' P/E ratio,
    as calculated in the last chapter, for its fiscal yearend, December 30, 2005. ...

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