Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Redeemable Preferred Stock
Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - R
Asset Data, Annual Item; Field 02214
Insurance Companies:
REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK represents the insurance company's' investment in stock which
carries a higher dividend rate and is callable by the company at a stated redemption price.
Reduction In Long Term Debt
Cash Flow Data, Annual Item; Field 04701
All Industries:
REDUCTION IN LONG TERM DEBT represents funds used to reduce long term debt, capitalized lease
obligations and includes decrease in debt from the conversion of debentures into common stock.
Footnotes:
A. Includes common and preferred, redeemed, retired or converted
B. Includes reduction of short term debt
C. Includes other long term liabilities
D. Includes increase in long term debt
Region
Descriptive Data, Current Item; Field 06028
All Industries:
REGION represents the region of the world that the company is domiciled in. This variable is
alphanumeric and 80 bytes in length. Each byte from left to right corresponds to a region in this list from
the top down. An "X" in a given byte indicates that the company belongs in that region.
BYTE REGION
1 Americas
2 Europe/Africa
3 Asia Pacific
4 Emerging Market
5 Worldscope International (all non-US)
6 U.S. Financial (US & Canada)
This item is also available at the security level.
Registrar Details
Descriptive Data, Current Items; Fields 18121, 18122, 18123, 18124, 18125, 18126
All Industries:
Available for only U.K. and Ireland, REGISTRAR represents the agency that is responsible for tracking
and maintaining the current owners of bond issues and the stockholders of a company. The registrar also
insures that the stock in circulation does not exceed the authorized amount and in the case of bonds
certifies that the bond is a company’s genuine debt obligation. The fields are defined as follows:
Field 18121 Registrar Name
Field 18122 Registrar Address
Field 18123 Registrar Telephone Number
Field 18124 Registrar Fax Number
Field 18125 Registrar Website
Field 18126 Email Address
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