Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - C
Money market mutual fund shares
Post Office checking/GIRO accounts (non-U.S. corporations only)
Post Office savings accounts (non-U.S. corporations only)
Post Office time deposits (non-U.S. corporations only)
Central Bank Deposits
Temporary Investments
It excludes:
Commercial Paper issued by unconsolidated subsidiaries to Parent company (included in receivables)
Amount due from sale of debentures (included in receivables)
Checks written by the company but not yet deposited and charged to the company's bank account
Promissory Notes
Footnotes:
A. Includes non-liquid current assets
D. Includes cash and securities held for regulatory purposes
Cash & Short Term Investments % Total Current Assets
Liquidity Ratio, Annual Item; Field 08111
All Industries:
(Cash & Equivalents / Current Assets-Total) * 100
Cash & Short Term Investments % Total Current Assets - 5 Yr Avg
Liquidity Ratio, Annual Item; Field 08115
All Industries:
Arithmetic average of the last five years of Cash & Equivalents % Current Assets-Total
Cash Dividend Coverage Ratio
Leverage Ratio, Annual Item; Field 08246
Industrials, Other Financials:
Funds from Operations / Common Dividends (Cash)
Cash Dividend Coverage Ratio - 5 Yr Avg
Leverage Ratio, Annual Item; Field 08250
Industrials, Other Financials:
Arithmetic average of the last five years of Cash Dividend Coverage Ratios
Cash Dividends Paid - Total
Cash Flow Data, Annual Item; Field 04551
All Industries:
CASH DIVIDENDS PAID - TOTAL represent the total common and preferred dividends paid to
shareholders of the company.
It excludes:
Dividends paid to minority shareholders
Footnotes:
A. Included in other sources or uses
B. Includes bonuses to directors
C. Prior year's proposed dividend
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