Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Market Capitalization - Current
Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - M
Stock Data, Current Item; Field 08005
All Industries:
Market Price-Current * Common Shares Outstanding-Current
For companies with more than one type of common/ordinary share, market capitalization represents the
total market value of the company.
This item is also available at the security level.
Market Capitalization - Current (U.S.$)
Supplementary Data, Current Item; Field 07211
All Industries:
MARKET CAPITALIZATION - CURRENT (U.S.$) represents the current total market value of a company
based on current price and current shares outstanding converted to U.S. dollars using the current
exchange rate.
For companies with more than one type of common/ordinary share, market capitalization represents the
total market value of the company.
This item is also available at the security level.
Market Capitalization - Current - Mult Share 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Stock Data, Current Items; Fields 20023, 20123, 20223, 20323, 20423, 20523, 20623, respectively
All Industries:
Market Price-Current * Common Shares Outstanding-Current; for each type of common/ordinary share
Market Capitalization - Mult Share 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Stock Data, Annual Items; Fields 20041, 20141, 20241, 20341, 20441, 20541, 20641, respectively
All Industries:
Market Price-Year End * Common Shares Outstanding; for each type of common/ordinary share
If Common Shares Outstanding is not available for the current year or prior year, then Common Shares
Outstanding-Current is used.
Data for these fields is generally not available prior to 1987.
Market Capitalization – 1 Year Growth %
Growth Ratio, Annual Item; Field 08579
All Industries:
(Current Year’s Market Capitalization / Last Year’s Market Capitalization – 1) * 100
Data for this field is only available for 1989 and subsequent years and is also available at the security level.
Market Capitalization – 3 Year Growth
Growth Ratio, Annual Item; Field 08581
All Industries:
((Current Year’s Market Capitalization / Market Capitalization four years ago, reduced to a compound
annual rate) – 1) * 100.
Data for this field is only available for 1989 and subsequent years and is also available at the security level.
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