Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - L
Mortgages
Bonds
Debentures
Convertible debt
Sinking fund debentures
Long term bank overdrafts
Long term notes
Long term bills
Medium term loans
Long term contracts
Long term royalties
Industrial Revenue Bond, if not clearly defined as a capitalized lease
Revolving credit
Long term advances from subsidiaries/associated companies
Long Term Prepaid Contracts
Advances and Production Payments
Talent and Broadcasting Rights
Notes Payable due within one year and to be refunded by long term debt when carried as a noncurrent
liability
Compulsory convertible debt (South Africa)
Eurodollar borrowings
Long term liability in connection with ESOP
Federal Home Loan advances
It excludes:
Capitalized Lease Obligations
Current portion of Long Term Debt
Pensions
Deferred taxes
Minority Interest
Footnotes:
A. Includes current portion
C. Includes some long term provisions and/or other long term liabilities
D. Includes current portion of long term debt and is not comparable
F. Includes short term borrowings
G. No standard text
H. Adjusted to exclude long term liabilities and/or borrowings
Long Term Debt % Common Equity
Leverage Ratio, Annual Item; Field 08226
All Industries:
Long Term Debt / Common Equity * 100
Insurance Companies:
If Common Equity is not available, Policyholders Equity is substituted
Long Term Debt % Common Equity - 5 Yr Avg
Leverage Ratio, Annual Item; Field 08230
All Industries:
Arithmetic average of the last five years of Long Term Debt % Common Equity
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