Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Net Sales/Revenues - 1 Yr Annual Growth
Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - N
Growth Rate, Annual/Interim Item; Field 08631
All Industries:
Annual Time Series:
(Current Year's Net Sales or Revenues / Last Year's Total Net Sales or Revenues - 1) * 100
Interim Time Series:
(Current Year's Trailing 12 Months Net Sales or Revenues / Last Year's Trailing 12 Months Total Net
Sales or Revenues - 1) * 100
This calculation uses restated data for last years values where available
Net Sales/Revenues – 3 Yr Annual Growth
Growth Rate, Annual Item; Field 08633
All Industries:
((Current Year's Net Sales or Revenues / Net Sales or Revenues four years ago, reduced to a compound
annual rate) – 1) * 100
This item is only available for ADRs and is generally not available prior to 1996.
Net Sales/Revenues - 5 Yr Annual Growth
Growth Rate, Annual Item; Field 08635
All Industries:
((Current Year's Net Sales or Revenues / Net Sales or Revenues six years ago, reduced to a compound
annual rate) - 1) * 100
Net Sales To Gross Fixed Assets
Asset Utilization Ratio, Annual Item; Field 08431
All Industries:
Net Sales or Revenues / Property, Plant and Equipment-Gross
Net Sales To Gross Fixed Assets - 5 Yr Avg
Asset Utilization Ratio, Annual Item; Field 08435
All Industries:
Arithmetic average of the last five years of Net Sales to Gross Fixed Assets Ratios.
NIM
See Net Interest Margin (NIM)
Non-Convertible Debt
Liability Data, Annual Item; Field 18281
All Industries:
NON-CONVERTIBLE DEBT represents the total amount of a company's long term debt that is not
convertible into common or preferred stock.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1991.
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