Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Issue 6
Frequently Asked Questions
Industry Classification
What industry classifications are available within the Worldscope database? (21)
Interim/Time Series data
Is interim financial statement data available on Worldscope? (34)
Limited Data Set
What is a Limited Data Set Company? (38)
Multiple Share Classes
How can I determine if a company currently has more than one type of share? (25)
What does Worldscope do if a company has more than one type of share? (22)
What is the difference in the data shown at the company level and data shown at the
security level? (23)
If a company has more than one type of share, how does Worldscope select the
share for the main company record? (24)
Name Changes
How does Worldscope handle company name changes? (26)
Non-traded Companies and Securities
How can I determine which companies or securities are not traded? (27)
Preliminary Data (see also Fast Update)
How do I know if information on Worldscope is preliminary? (28)
Pro forma Data
Does Worldscope carry pro forma data? (29)
Restated Data
Does Worldscope carry restated data? (30)
Selection Criteria
What companies are included on Worldscope and what are the selection criteria? (8)
Sources
What are the sources of Worldscope data? (31)
Timeliness
How soon after the fiscal year end/fiscal period end of a company can I expect to see
the annual data on Worldscope? (32)
What is a Fast Update and what benefit does it have for Timeliness? (35)
What data is available for IPOs, e.g. newly listed companies? (37)
Time series (See Interim Time Series)
Vendors
In what formats is Worldscope available? (15)
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