Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Date Of Fiscal Period End (Formerly Date Of Fiscal Year End)
Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - D
Descriptive Data, Annual Item; Field 05350
All Industries:
DATE OF FISCAL PERIOD END represents the year, month and day the company closes its books at
the end of its fiscal period. E.G. On the annual time series this is the Fiscal year end date while on the
quarterly time series this represents the Quarter period end date and similarly for other Time Series. This
field is in YYYYMMDD format.
This item is also available at the security level for 1987 and subsequent years.
Date Of Incorporation
Descriptive Date, Current Item; Field 18273
All Industries:
DATE OF INCORPORATION represents the date the company was incorporated.
Date Of Last 12 Months Earnings Per Share
Stock Data, Current Item; Field 05256
All Industries:
DATE OF LAST TWELVE MONTHS EARNINGS represents the data date through which the last twelve
months earnings is reflected. This field is in YYYYMMDD format.
Debt
See TOTAL DEBT and/or SHORT TERM DEBT & CURRENT PORTION OF LONG TERM DEBT and/or
LONG TERM DEBT
Decrease In Deposits
Cash Flow Data, Annual Item; Field 04752
Banks:
DECREASE IN DEPOSITS represents the decrease in deposits from one year to the next.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1991.
It includes but is not restricted to:
Net changes in deposits if a decrease
Payments for maturing certificates of deposits
Payments for maturing public fund deposits
Footnotes:
A. Net of increase
B. No standard text
Decrease In Investments
Cash Flow Data, Annual Item; Field 04440
All Industries:
DECREASE IN INVESTMENTS represents the investments sold during the accounting period of the
company.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1989.
It includes but is not restricted to:
Proceeds from sale of portfolio investments
Decrease in short term investments
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