Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - I
This item is only populated for the interim time series. It is not available prior to 1998 and is shown per 1,000
shares for Brazilian companies.
Includes Pre-tax Extraordinary Credit/Charge Per Share
Stock Data, Annual Item; Field 05227
All Industries:
INCLUDES PRE-TAX EXTRAORDINARY CREDIT/CHARGE PER SHARE represents the per share
amount of the pre-tax gain/loss resulting from nonrecurring or unusual events.
This data is on a calendar year basis for U.S. corporations and a fiscal year basis for non-U.S. corporations.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1993.
Includes Pre-tax Extraordinary Credit/Charge Per Share
Stock Data; Annual Item; Field 18261
All Industries:
INCLUDES PRE-TAX EXTRAORDINARY CREDIT/CHARGE PER SHARE represents the per share
amount of the pre-tax gain/loss resulting from nonrecurring or unusual events included in the net income
of a company.
This item is only populated for the interim time series based on the availability of underlying data. It is not
available prior to 1998 and is shown per 1,000 shares for Brazilian companies.
Income From Continuing Operations
Supplementary (Income) Data, Annual Item; Field 18150
All Industries:
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS represents the amount earned by a company before any
adjustment for preferred dividends, discontinued operations and extraordinary items. Data for this field is
generally not available prior to 1996 for non-U.S. companies and 1991 for U.S. companies.
Footnotes:
A. No standard text
Income Tax Credits
Income Data, Annual Item; Field 18185
All Industries:
INCOME TAX CREDITS represent a direct dollar-for-dollar reduction in tax liability. It is not a tax credit as
a result of deficit earnings where a company would have no tax liability.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1991.
It includes but is not restricted to:
Tax losses carryforward/carrybackward
Royalty tax credits
Research and development tax credits
Income Taxes
Expense Data, Annual Item; Field 01451
All Industries:
INCOME TAXES represent all income taxes levied on the income of a company by federal, state and
foreign governments.
It includes but is not restricted to:
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