The database stores all SEC filings of public companies, including old reports and revisions. Pulling out of these reports to collect historical data is definitely a laborious work. That's why XBRLAnalyst has available "Historical Data" feature, to retrieve old reports and return related values easily.
- Click "Historical Data" button.
- Select company and periods - choose the company/companies and highlight on which periods you will retrieve the data from.
- Select financial facts - choose the account/s that you will get the historical data
- Select the cell in Excel where to paste the report, then click finish. The report will be automatically loaded in excel.
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