Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Loans - 5 Yr Annual Growth
Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - L
Growth Rate, Annual Item; Field 08670
Banks, Other Financial Companies:
((Current Year's Loans-Total / Loans-Total six years ago, reduced to a compound annual rate) - 1) * 100
Long Term Borrowings
Cash Flow Data, Annual Item; Field 04401
All Industries:
LONG TERM BORROWINGS represent the amount received by the company from the issuance of long
term debt, (convertible and non-convertible), increase in capitalized lease obligations, and debt acquired
from acquisitions.
Footnotes:
A. Includes reduction in long term debt
B. Includes increase in short term borrowings
C. Includes proceeds from stock
D. Includes other long term liabilities
Long Term Debt
Liability Data, Annual Item; Field 03251
All Industries:
LONG TERM DEBT represents all interest bearing financial obligations, excluding amounts due within
one year. It is shown net of premium or discount.
It includes but is not restricted to:
Mortgages
Bonds
Debentures
Convertible debt
Sinking fund debentures
Long term bank overdrafts
Long term notes
Long term bills
Medium term loans
Long term royalties
Long term contracts
Industrial revenue bonds
Notes payable, due within one year and to be refunded by long term debt when carried as non-current
liability
Long term prepaid contracts
Advances and production payments
Talent and broadcasting rights
Capitalized lease obligations
Revolving credit
Long term advances from subsidiaries/associated companies
Compulsory convertible debt (South Africa)
Eurodollar borrowing
Long term liability in connection with ESOP
Federal Home Loan advances
It excludes:
Current portion of long term debt
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