Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Net Income (U.S.$)
Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - N
Supplementary Data, Annual Item; Field 07250
All Industries:
NET INCOME (U.S.$) represents the net income of the company converted to U.S. dollars using the
fiscal year end exchange rate. See the definition for NET INCOME BEFORE PREFERRED DIVIDENDS
for information regarding the net income used in this calculation.
Net Income – GAAP
Supplementary (Income) Data, Annual Item; Field 06895
All Industries:
NET INCOME – GAAP represents the income after all operating and non-operating income and expense,
reserves, income taxes, minority interest and extraordinary items of a non-U.S. company adjusted to
conform to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
This item is presented in U.S. dollars (converted at the company's year end exchange rate). It is only available
for ADRs trading on the NYSE, ASE or NASDAQ and is generally not available prior to 1994.
Net Income - GAAP – 1 Yr Annual Growth
Growth Rate, Annual Item; Field 08584
All Industries:
(Current Year's Net income-GAAP / Last Year's Net income-GAAP – 1) * 100
This item is only available for ADRs trading on the NYSE, ASE or NASDAQ and is generally not available prior
to 1995.
Net Income - GAAP – 3 Yr Annual Growth
Growth Rate, Annual Item; Field 08586
All Industries:
((Current Year's Net income-GAAP / Net income-GAAP four years ago, reduced to a compound annual
rate) – 1) * 100
This item is only available for ADRs trading on the NYSE, ASE or NASDAQ and is generally not available prior
to 1997.
Net Income - GAAP – 5 Yr Annual Growth
Growth Rate, Annual Item; Field 08588
All Industries:
((Current Year's Net income-GAAP / Net income-GAAP six years ago, reduced to a compound annual
rate) – 1) * 100
This item is only available for ADRs trading on the NYSE, ASE or NASDAQ and will not be available until 1999.
Net Income - 1 Yr Annual Growth
Growth Rate, Annual/Interim Item; Field 08636
All Industries:
Annual Time Series:
(Current Year's Net Income before Preferred Dividends / Last Year's Net Income before Preferred
Dividends - 1) * 100
Interim Time Series:
(Current Year's Trailing 12 Months Net Profit / Last Year's Trailing 12 Months Net Profit - 1) * 100
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