Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Some Notes on this Section
Quick Reference List
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Frequently Asked Questions
The following section is organized alphabetically by topic. To see the full list of topics
and questions, a Quick Reference List follows.
In the following section, reference may be made to data, collected and distributed by
Worldscope, but not available on the particular software platform you are using to
access the database, or available in a format different to that described below. For
example, many CD-Rom applications of Worldscope no longer contain sufficient
storage space to house the entire company universe contained in Worldscope Global.
Any queries should be referred to your data software vendor, or to the Worldscope
client support desk(s) whose details have been supplied in the introductory section
entitled, ‘Client Support Services’.
Worldscope data items are identified below by a five-digit field number and a field
name as contained in this book. These may not, in all cases, match the field names or
numbers used by your data vendor.
In answering some of the questions in this section, Worldscope footnotes are
mentioned. Footnotes are linked by our analysts to specific data fields, and may
describe corporate actions (e.g., acquisitions, capital actions) and changes year to
year (e.g., name changes, year end changes, comparability of accounts) or provide
explanatory notes to data items (e.g., the exclusion of a long-term portion from a
current asset item).
Acquisitions
Is information on acquisitions available on Worldscope? (Question 1)
ADRs: American Depository Receipts (See also ADR Frequently Asked Questions)
How can I tell if a company trades ADRs? (2)
Does Worldscope Coverage include ADRs? (39)
Brazil: Share Data
How does Worldscope present share data for Brazilian companies? (4)
Consolidation
How do I know if the company accounts are consolidated or unconsolidated in a
particular year? (5)
Is parent company data available on Worldscope? (6)
Corporate Actions
Does Worldscope adjust data for corporate actions such as stock splits, stock
dividends, etc.? (7)
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