Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

1. IS INFORMATION ON ACQUISITIONS AVAILABLE ON WORLDSCOPE?
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Footnote K to Field 01001, Net Sales or Revenues details the companies in
which a holding of more than 50% was directly acquired during the financial year.
This footnote is always in the format "Acq'd n% of [company] in [year]".
2. HOW CAN I TELL IF A COMPANY TRADES ADRs?
An "X" in Field 11496, Indicator – Trades ADR indicates that the company trades
ADRs (American Depository Receipts).
3. DOES WORLDSCOPE SUPPLY SECTOR-LEVEL OR COUNTRY AVERAGES?
No, sector-level and/or country data is not currently supported. .
4. HOW DOES WORLDSCOPE PRESENT SHARE DATA FOR COUNTRIES WHERE STOCKS TRADE
PER THOUSAND SHARES?
For all Brazilian and Turkish companies on Worldscope all per share data (EPS,
market prices, etc.) are shown per 1,000 shares. The actual number of shares,
however, is not adjusted to reflect per 1,000 shares.
5. HOW DO I KNOW IF THE COMPANY ACCOUNTS ARE CONSOLIDATED OR UNCONSOLIDATED
IN A PARTICULAR YEAR?
Worldscope utilizes consolidated account data when it is disclosed. In other cases,
where there are no subsidiaries or no requirement to consolidate, only parent
company accounts are available. Information on whether the company accounts are
consolidated or unconsolidated in a particular year is given in the Accounting Practice
Field 07531 Accounting Method for Long Term Investment > 50%. This field contains
standard texts, such as: "All subsidiaries are consolidated", "No consolidation, cost
basis" and "Consolidation for significant subsidiaries, others are on equity basis".
If a company changes its consolidation practice in a particular year, a standard
footnote is attached to Field 01001 Net Sales or Revenues to describe the change in
reporting that has occurred (e.g. Footnote BB reads "Change from unconsolidated to
consolidated reports").
6. IS UNCONSOLIDATED/PARENT COMPANY DATA AVAILABLE ON WORLDSCOPE?
The following key parent company fields are available on Worldscope where annual
data is available on a consolidated basis but interim data is only reported on an
unconsolidated/parent basis, or preliminary data is only available on an
unconsolidated basis. Additional Parent company data fields are available for Japan,
Korea, and Taiwan.
Field 18169 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Depreciation
Field 18170 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Sales
Field 18171 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Pre-tax Earnings
Field 18172 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Net Profit
Field 18173 Unconsolidated/Parent Company Earnings per Share
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