Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide
Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide
Worldscope Identifiers Issue 6 Frequently Asked Questions Is a unique identifier available for each record on the Worldscope database? (33) © Thomson Financial 2003-2007 16 Confidential Information of Thomson Financial
1. IS INFORMATION ON ACQUISITIONS AVAILABLE ON WORLDSCOPE? Issue 6 Frequently Asked Questions Yes. Footnote K to Field 01001, Net Sales or Revenues details the companies in which a holding of more than 50% was directly acquired during the financial year. This footnote is always in the format "Acq'd n% of [company] in [year]". 2. HOW CAN I TELL IF A COMPANY TRADES ADRs? An "X" in Field 11496, Indicator – Trades ADR indicates that the company trades ADRs (American Depository Receipts). 3. DOES WORLDSCOPE SUPPLY SECTOR-LEVEL OR COUNTRY AVERAGES? No, sector-level and/or country data is not currently supported. . 4. HOW DOES WORLDSCOPE PRESENT SHARE DATA FOR COUNTRIES WHERE STOCKS TRADE PER THOUSAND SHARES? For all Brazilian and Turkish companies on Worldscope all per share data (EPS, market prices, etc.) are shown per 1,000 shares. The actual number of shares, however, is not adjusted to reflect per 1,000 shares. 5. HOW DO I KNOW IF THE COMPANY ACCOUNTS ARE CONSOLIDATED OR UNCONSOLIDATED IN A PARTICULAR YEAR? Worldscope utilizes consolidated account data when it is disclosed. In other cases, where there are no subsidiaries or no requirement to consolidate, only parent company accounts are available. Information on whether the company accounts are consolidated or unconsolidated in a particular year is given in the Accounting Practice Field 07531 Accounting Method for Long Term Investment > 50%. This field contains standard texts, such as: "All subsidiaries are consolidated", "No consolidation, cost basis" and "Consolidation for significant subsidiaries, others are on equity basis". If a company changes its consolidation practice in a particular year, a standard footnote is attached to Field 01001 Net Sales or Revenues to describe the change in reporting that has occurred (e.g. Footnote BB reads "Change from unconsolidated to consolidated reports"). 6. IS UNCONSOLIDATED/PARENT COMPANY DATA AVAILABLE ON WORLDSCOPE? The following key parent company fields are available on Worldscope where annual data is available on a consolidated basis but interim data is only reported on an unconsolidated/parent basis, or preliminary data is only available on an unconsolidated basis. Additional Parent company data fields are available for Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Field 18169 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Depreciation Field 18170 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Sales Field 18171 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Pre-tax Earnings Field 18172 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Net Profit Field 18173 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Earnings per Share © Thomson Financial 2003-2007 17 Confidential Information of Thomson Financial
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1. IS INFORMATION ON ACQUISITIONS AVAILABLE ON WORLDSCOPE?<br />
Issue 6<br />
Frequently Asked Questions<br />
Yes. Footnote K to Field 01001, Net Sales or Revenues details the companies in<br />
which a holding of more than 50% was directly acquired during the financial year.<br />
This footnote is always in the format "Acq'd n% of [company] in [year]".<br />
2. HOW CAN I TELL IF A COMPANY TRADES ADRs?<br />
An "X" in Field 11496, Indicator – Trades ADR indicates that the company trades<br />
ADRs (American Depository Receipts).<br />
3. DOES WORLDSCOPE SUPPLY SECTOR-LEVEL OR COUNTRY AVERAGES?<br />
No, sector-level and/or country data is not currently supported. .<br />
4. HOW DOES WORLDSCOPE PRESENT SHARE DATA FOR COUNTRIES WHERE STOCKS TRADE<br />
PER THOUSAND SHARES?<br />
For all Brazilian and Turkish companies on <strong>Worldscope</strong> all per share data (EPS,<br />
market prices, etc.) are shown per 1,000 shares. The actual number of shares,<br />
however, is not adjusted to reflect per 1,000 shares.<br />
5. HOW DO I KNOW IF THE COMPANY ACCOUNTS ARE CONSOLIDATED OR UNCONSOLIDATED<br />
IN A PARTICULAR YEAR?<br />
<strong>Worldscope</strong> utilizes consolidated account data when it is disclosed. In other cases,<br />
where there are no subsidiaries or no requirement to consolidate, only parent<br />
company accounts are available. Information on whether the company accounts are<br />
consolidated or unconsolidated in a particular year is given in the Accounting Practice<br />
Field 07531 Accounting Method for Long Term Investment > 50%. This field contains<br />
standard texts, such as: "All subsidiaries are consolidated", "No consolidation, cost<br />
basis" and "Consolidation for significant subsidiaries, others are on equity basis".<br />
If a company changes its consolidation practice in a particular year, a standard<br />
footnote is attached to Field 01001 Net Sales or Revenues to describe the change in<br />
reporting that has occurred (e.g. Footnote BB reads "Change from unconsolidated to<br />
consolidated reports").<br />
6. IS UNCONSOLIDATED/PARENT COMPANY DATA AVAILABLE ON WORLDSCOPE?<br />
The following key parent company fields are available on <strong>Worldscope</strong> where annual<br />
data is available on a consolidated basis but interim data is only reported on an<br />
unconsolidated/parent basis, or preliminary data is only available on an<br />
unconsolidated basis. Additional Parent company data fields are available for Japan,<br />
Korea, and Taiwan.<br />
Field 18169 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Depreciation<br />
Field 18170 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Sales<br />
Field 18171 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Pre-tax Earnings<br />
Field 18172 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Net Profit<br />
Field 18173 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Earnings per Share<br />
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