Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - E
Exceptions:
Finland (95 and prior years) and Norway (93 and prior years):
All Industries:
((Current Year's Common Equity + Current Year's Non-Equity Reserves) / (Last Year's
Common Equity + Last Year's Non-Equity Reserves) - 1) * 100
Sweden (88 and prior years):
All Industries:
((Current Year's Common Equity + Current Year's Non-Equity Reserves * .5) / (Last Year's
Common Equity + Last Year's Non-Equity Reserves * .5) - 1) * 100
Sweden (89)
All Industries:
((Current Year's Common Equity + Current Year's Non-Equity Reserves * .7) / (Last Year's
Common Equity + Last Year's Non-Equity Reserves * .5) - 1) * 100
Sweden (90-92)
All Industries:
((Current Year's Common Equity + Current Year's Non-Equity Reserves * .7) / (Last Year's
Common Equity + Last Year's Non-Equity Reserves * .7) - 1) * 100
Sweden (93)
All Industries:
((Current Year's Common Equity + Current Year's Non-Equity Reserves ) / (Last Year's
Common Equity + Last Year's Non-Equity Reserves * .7) - 1) * 100
Sweden (94 and subsequent years):
All Industries:
(Current Year's Common Equity / Last Year's Common Equity - 1) * 100
Equity– 3 Yr Annual Growth
Growth Rate, Annual Item; Field 08618
All Industries:
((Current Year's Common Equity / Common Equity four years ago, reduced to a compound annual rate) –
1) * 100
This item is only available for ADRs and is generally not available prior to 1994.
Equity - 5 Yr Annual Growth
Growth Rate, Annual Item; Field 08620
All Industries:
((Current Year's Common Equity / Common Equity six years ago, reduced to a compound annual rate) -
1) * 100
Insurance Companies:
If Common Equity is not available, Policyholders Equity is substituted
Exceptions:
Finland (95 and prior years) and Norway (93 and prior years:
All Industries:
(((Current Year's Common Equity + Non-Equity Reserves) / (Common Equity + Non-Equity
Reserves six years ago), reduced to a compound annual rate) - 1) * 100
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