Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Market Capitalization (Public)
Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - M
Stock Data, Annual Item; Field 08004
All Industries:
Market Price-Year End * (Common Shares Outstanding - Closely Held Shares)
For companies with more than one type of common/ordinary share, market capitalization represents the
total market value of the company.
Market Capitalization (Public) - Current
Stock Data, Current Item; Field 08003
All Industries:
Market Price-Current * (Common Shares Outstanding-Current - Closely Held Shares-Current)
For companies with more than one type of common/ordinary share, market capitalization represents the
total market value of the company.
Market Capitalization (U.S.$)
Supplementary Data, Annual Item; Field 07210
All Industries:
MARKET CAPITALIZATION (U.S.$) represents the total market value of the company based on year end
price and number of shares outstanding converted to U.S. dollars using the year end 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 for 1987 and subsequent years.
Market Capitalization/Common Equity
Stock Performance Ratio, Annual Item; Field 09704
All Industries:
Market Capitalization / Common Equity
Exceptions:
Finland (95 and prior years) and Norway (93 and prior years):
All Industries:
Market Capitalization / (Common Equity + Non-Equity Reserves)
Sweden (88 and prior years):
All Industries:
Market Capitalization / (Common Equity + Non-Equity Reserves * .5)
Sweden (89 to 93):
All Industries:
Market Capitalization / (Common Equity + Non-Equity Reserves * .7)
Sweden (94 and subsequent years):
All Industries:
Market Capitalization / Common Equity
Market Capitalization/Common Equity - 5 Yr Avg
Stock Performance Ratio, Annual Item; Field 09721
All Industries:
Arithmetic average of the last five years of Market Capitalization/Common Equity
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