Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock
Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - N
Asset Data, Annual Item; Field 02229
Insurance Companies:
NON-REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK represents the insurance company's investment in securities
which cannot be paid off before maturity even if the company can afford to do so. These securities are not
subject to recall.
Number Of Months - Earnings Per Share - Quarters 1 - 4
Stock Data, Annual Items; Fields 05217, 05218, 05219, 05220, respectively
All Industries:
NUMBER OF MONTHS - QUARTERS 1-4 represent the number of months that the earnings are reported
for. These fields are only available when the EARNINGS REPORT FREQUENCY has a code of 3 (three
fixed interim periods) or a code of 0 (missing quarters/quarter). If there is no data in these fields and the
company has a code of 0 in EARNINGS REPORT FREQUENCY, then the number of months is assumed
to be three.
Data for these fields is generally not available prior to 1992. These items are also available at the security level
from 1992 and subsequent years.
Number Of Shares Authorized
Stock Data, Annual Item; Field 05326
All Industries:
NUMBER OF SHARES AUTHORIZED represents the maximum number of shares that can be issued by
a company. If the company is publicly traded then the SEC and the company's state of incorporation must
approve it. The number of shares issued is usually smaller than the authorized shares.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1996 for non-U.S. companies and 1991 for U.S. companies.
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