Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Common Stocks
Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - C
Asset Data, Annual Item; Field 02228
Insurance Companies:
COMMON STOCKS represent the insurance company's investment in common or ordinary shares of
other corporations.
Common/Preferred Redeemed, Retired, Converted, Etc.
Cash Flow Data, Annual Item; Field 04751
All Industries:
COMMON & PREFERRED REDEEMED, RETIRED, CONVERTED, ETC. represents funds used to
decrease the outstanding shares of common and/or preferred stock.
It includes but is not restricted to:
Purchase of treasury shares
Repurchase of stock
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock
Retirement of preferred stock
Exchange of common stock for debentures
Company Founded Date
Descriptive Date, Current Item; Field 18272
All Industries:
COMPANY FOUNDED DATE represents the date the company was founded.
Company Name
Descriptive Data, Current Item; Field 06001
All Industries:
COMPANY NAME represents the legal name of the company as reported in the 10-K for U.S. companies
and the annual report for non-U.S. companies.
This item is also available at the security level.
Company Name - Short
Descriptive Data, Current Item; Field 06003
All Industries:
COMPANY NAME - SHORT represents an abbreviated company name no longer than twenty characters.
This item is also available at the security level.
Company Status
Descriptive Data, Current Item; Field 00000
All Industries:
COMPANY STATUS provides the new CUSIP in the case of a CUSIP change for U.S. companies.
Footnotes associated with this field may be available for any company, not just companies that have had
CUSIP change.
Specific information regarding the reason for inactive status, old company name for name changes, the
date when the company became publicly held, treatment of multiple shares or other relevant information
related to a company’s status is available as note link attached to this field.
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