Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - E
This calculation uses restated data for last years values where available It is available at the security level for
1987 and subsequent years.
Interim Time Series:
(Current Trailing 12 Months Earnings Per Share / Last Year's Trailing 12 Months Earnings Per Share - 1)
* 100
This calculation uses restated data for last years values where available It is available in the Interim time series
at the company and security level for 1998 and subsequent years.
Earnings Per Share Fiscal – 1 Yr Annual Growth
Growth Rate, Annual Item; Field 08816
All Industries:
((Current Year’s EPS fiscal / Last Year’s EPS fiscal) - 1) * 100
This calculation is based on Worldscope field 05202 Earnings per Share – Fiscal and uses restated data for last years values
where available This item is also available at the security level and is only available in the annual original time series.
Earnings Per Share – 3 Yr Annual Growth
Growth Rate, Annual Item; Field 08604
All Industries:
((Current Year's Earnings Per Share / Earnings Per Share four years ago, reduced to a compound annual
rate) – 1) * 100
Earnings Per Share - 5 Yr Annual Growth
Growth Rate, Annual Item; Field 08605
All Industries:
((Current Year's Earnings Per Share / Earnings Per Share six years ago, reduced to a compound annual
rate) - 1) * 100
This item is also available at the security level for 1987 and subsequent years.
Earnings Per Share - 5 Yr Avg
Stock Data, Annual Item; Field 05260
All Industries:
EARNINGS PER SHARE - 5 YR AVG represents the average of the earnings per share reported by the
company in each of the last five years.
For U.S. corporations five year average earnings are shown on a calendar basis. For non-U.S.
corporations they are shown on a fiscal basis.
This item is available at the security level for 1987 and subsequent years and is shown per 1,000 shares for
Brazilian companies.
Earnings Per Share - 5 Yr Avg - First, Second, Third and Fourth Quarter
Stock Data, Annual Items; Fields 05261, 05262, 05263, 05264, respectively
All Industries:
EARNINGS PER SHARE - 5 YR AVG - FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER represent
the average of the earnings per share reported for each respective quarter for the last five years.
Interim periods are determined on a calendar basis for U.S. corporations and on a fiscal basis for non-
U.S. corporations.
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