Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - P
covered by a pledge made by the company to insure a loan incurred by the employee stock option plan
(ESOP) for the purchase of preferred shares.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1990.
Preferred Stock Treated as Common
Supplementary (Liability) Data, Annual Item; Field 03450
All Industries:
PREFERRED STOCK TREATED AS COMMON represents preferred stock and preference shares with
the right to a fixed dividend, payable in priority to the dividend on common/ordinary shares, but with
additional rights to participate in the remaining profits of the company together with the common/ordinary
shares.
It is generally available for 1990 and subsequent years.
It includes but is not restricted to:
Azioni di Risparmo and Azioni Priviligiate in Italy
Actions a Droits Priorities (ADP) in France and Belgium
Actions de Preference in France
Vorzugsaktie in Germany and Austria
Preferred Stock % Total Capital
Leverage Ratio, Annual Item; Field 08206
All Industries:
Preferred Stock / Total Capital * 100
Preferred Stock % Total Capital - 5 Yr Avg
Leverage Ratio, Annual Item; Field 08210
All Industries:
Arithmetic average of the last five years of Preferred Stock % Total Capital
Premium Balance Receivables
Asset Data, Annual Item; Field 02260
Insurance Companies:
PREMIUM BALANCE RECEIVABLES represent unpaid premiums due from policyholders.
Footnotes:
A. Gross figure (not netted by allowances)
B. Includes other receivables
Premium Income – GAAP
Supplementary (Income) Data, Annual Item; Field 06802
Insurance Company:
PREMIUM INCOME – GAAP represents the portion of total premiums written needed to cover all
expenses and benefits.
This item is presented in U.S. dollars (converted at the company's fiscal year twelve month average exchange
rate). It is only available for ADRs trading on the NYSE, ASE or NASDAQ and is generally not available prior to
1994.
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