Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Common Shares Traded – Weekly
Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - C
Stock Data, Annual Item; Weekly Time Series, Field 05652
All Industries:
COMMON SHARES TRATED – WEEKLY represents the number of shares traded during the week
represented by the weekly time series code/frequency on the record. Week 1 (W001 time series
code/frequency) represents the first week of the calendar year that ends on a Friday (for example, W024
time series code/frequency in the year 2000 represents the week ending on Friday 06/16/2000.
This item is available at the security level and is available for 1999 and subsequent years.
Common Shares Used To Calculate Basic Earnings Per Share
Stock Data, Annual Item; Field 05192
All Industries:
COMMON SHARES USED TO CALCULATE BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE represent the number of
shares used by the company in computing its basic earnings per share, if reported by the company.
Common Shares Used To Calculate Earnings Per Share
Stock Data, Annual Item; Field 05191
All Industries:
COMMON SHARES USED TO CALCULATE EARNINGS PER SHARE represent the number of shares
used by the company in computing its primary earnings per share, if reported by the company.
Common Shares Used To Calculate Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share
Stock Data, Annual Item; Field 05194
All Industries:
COMMON SHARES USED TO CALCULATE FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE represent the
number of shares used by the company in computing its fully diluted earnings per share, if reported by the
company.
Footnotes:
A. No standard Text
Common Stock
Shareholders' Equity Data, Annual Item; Field 03480
All Industries:
COMMON STOCK represents the par or stated value of the issued common shares of the company. It
includes the value of all multiple shares. Along with capital surplus it is the equity capital received from
parties outside the company.
It excludes excess involuntary liquidation value of preferred stock over stated value when common stock
value and capital surplus are reported combined.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1989.
Footnotes:
A. Includes capital surplus
B. Includes monetarily correct capital
C. Net of excess liquidation value of preferred stock
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