Provided in this website is a large Excel Workbook which in a single page has for database purposes of comparison ,covering all companies listed on this website, Sales, Net Profits, Recurring Profits, EPS, Net Assets per Share, Total Assets, Total Equity and financial ratios such as Return on Equity, Net Profit Margin, Recurring Profit Margin, Return on Assets, etc. All figures are from official yuka shoken hokokusho data. Amazingly, Americans think that since their companies announce quarterly reports very promptly, the rest of the world does as well. Most European Companies do not announce their official reports until 6-12 months after the end of the business year. So if you want the data for a November 1998 term company in Europe, it may well not be available until the end of 1999.
Japan does comparatively well.
Japanese companies must make their official filings of their corporate reports 3 months after the end of the business year. Now while it is possible to translate one of these corporate reports immediately, it takes a couple of months to translate thousands of financial statements. The Government of Japan does not require its companies to file their official filings in English . Japan's official language is Japanese. Every country has different accounting standards due to differences in legal systems and business customs.