Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

Issue 6
Alphabetical List of Field Definitions - R
Exceptions:
Finland (95 and prior years) and Norway (93 and prior years):
All Industries:
(Net Income before Preferred Dividends + Reserves-Increase/Decrease - Preferred Dividends
(Cash) - Common Dividends (Cash)) / Average of Last Year's and Current Year’s (Common
Equity + Last Year's Non-Equity Reserves) * 100
Sweden (88 and prior years):
All Industries:
(Net Income before Preferred Dividends + Reserves-Increase/Decrease *.5 - Preferred
Dividends (Cash) - Common Dividends (Cash)) / Average of Last Year's and Current Year’s
(Common Equity + (Last Year's Non-Equity Reserves * .5)) * 100
Sweden (89):
All Industries:
(Net Income before Preferred Dividends + Reserves-Increase/Decrease *.7 - Preferred
Dividends (Cash) - Common Dividends (Cash)) / (Average of Last Year's and Current Year’s
Common Equity + Average of (Last Year’s Non Equity Reserve *.5 and Current Year's Non-
Equity Reserves * .7))) * 100
Sweden (90-92):
All Industries:
(Net Income before Preferred Dividends + Reserves-Increase/Decrease *.7 - Preferred
Dividends (Cash) - Common Dividends (Cash)) / Average of Last Year's and Current Year’s
(Common Equity + (Last Year's Non-Equity Reserves * .7)) * 100
Sweden (93):
All Industries:
(Net Income before Preferred Dividends + Reserves-Increase/Decrease - Preferred Dividends
(Cash) - Common Dividends (Cash)) / Average of Last Year's and Current Year’s Common
Equity + Average of (Last Year's Non-Equity Reserves * .7 and Current Year’s Non Equity
Reserve))) * 100
Sweden (94 and subsequent years):
All Industries:
(Net Income before Preferred Dividends - Preferred Dividends (Cash) - Common Dividends
(Cash)) / Average of Last Year's and Current Year’s Common Equity * 100
This calculation uses restated data for last year’s values where available.
Reinvestment Rate - Total (%) - 5 Yr Avg
Profitability Ratio, Annual Item; Field 08660
All Industries:
Arithmetic average of the last five years of Reinvestment Rate
Rental Income
Supplementary (Income) Data, Annual Item; Field 01024
Other Financial Companies:
RENTAL INCOME represents the income earned from the use of property and equipment by a lessee.
Data for this field is generally not available prior to 1991.
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