Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

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376 Israel 826 United Kingdom
380 Italy 840 United States
392 Japan 862 Venezuela
400 Jordan 897 Zimbabwe
410 South Korea
This item is also available at the security level.
Net Asset Value
See BOOK VALUE PER SHARE
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - N
Net Assets From Acquisitions
Cash Flow Data, Annual Item; Field 04355
All Industries:
NET ASSETS FROM ACQUISITIONS represent assets acquired through pooling of interests or mergers.
It does not include capital expenditures of acquired companies.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1989.
It includes but is not restricted to:
Net assets of acquired companies
Additions to fixed assets from acquisitions
Working capital of companies acquired (if shown as both a source and a use, both numbers are netted
against each other)
Excess of cost of acquired companies
Discount on acquisitions
Net Capital Requirement
Supplementary Data, Annual Item; Field 08015
Other Financial Companies:
Securities brokers are subject to the "Uniform Net Capital Rule" of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Under the alternate method permitted by the rule, required net capital shall not be less than
two percent of aggregate debit items arising from client transactions. The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
may also require a member organization to reduce its business if its net capital is less than four percent of
aggregate debit items and may prohibit a member firm from expanding its business and declaring cash
dividends if its net capital is less than five percent of aggregate debit balances.
Net Cash Flow - Financing
Cash Flow Data, Annual Item; Field 04890
All Industries:
NET CASH FLOW - FINANCING represents the net cash receipts and disbursements resulting from
reduction and/or increase in long or short term debt, proceeds from sale of stock, stock
repurchased/redeemed/retired, dividends paid and other financing activities.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1989.
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