Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - D
C. Derived per share figure from block figure
D. Includes tax credit on common dividend
F. Parent company data
H. Cash preferred dividend may be included
I. Alternate numbers given for gross dividend per share
J. Gross dividend
K. Includes extra cash dividends
L. No standard text
M. No standard text
N. No standard text
P. No standard text
Q. No standard text
R. Company does not disclose dividends per share, estimated based on company's definition
S. Dividends not paid on all shares
T. Twelve month dividends reflects revaluation of interim dividends to year end rate
Y. Multiple shares exist - see type of shares
Z. Dividends per share estimated using the total cash dividend divided by the number of shares
outstanding at year end
Dividends Per Share - Declaration Date - First, Second, Third and Fourth Quarter
Stock Data, Annual Items; Fields 05910, 05911, 05912, 05913, respectively
All Industries:
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE - DECLARATION DATE - FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER
represent the updating source and source date for the dividend.
Data for these fields is generally not available prior to 1992. This item is also available at the security level for
1992 and subsequent years.
Dividends Per Share - Ex-Dividend Date - First, Second, Third and Fourth Quarter
Stock Data, Annual Items; Fields 05923, 05924, 05925, 05926, respectively
All Industries:
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE - EX-DIVIDEND DATE - FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER
represent the date on or after which a buyer will no longer be entitled to the dividend declared on a share.
Data for these fields is generally not available prior to 1992. This item is also available at the security level for
1992 and subsequent years.
Dividends Per Share - Extra - First, Second, Third and Fourth Quarter
Stock Data, Annual Items; Fields 05151, 05152, 05153, 05154, respectively
All Industries:
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE - EXTRA - FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER represents
any extra dividends declared in each of the respective quarters. When a company declares five dividends
in one year, the fourth quarter dividend is shown as an extra dividend - fourth quarter and the fifth
dividend is shown as dividends per share - fourth quarter.
Interim periods are determined on a calendar basis for U.S. corporations and on a fiscal basis for non-
U.S. corporations.
For companies with more than one type of common/ordinary share, dividends per share is shown for the
share type identified in field 6005 - Type of Share.
This item is also available at the security level for 1987 and subsequent years and is shown per 1,000 shares
for Brazilian companies.
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