Worldscope Database Datatype Definitions Guide

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Issue 6 Introduction to Worldscope Worldscope does not attempt to standardize data for all valuation differences between companies. We do not believe this is a feasible or desirable aim, given the lack of detailed published information and the sheer size and diversity of the database. Where differences arise due to disclosure or presentation, however, it is possible to greatly improve the value of fundamental information to practitioners. In its simplest manifestation, this could mean that the reported 'Sales' of a tobacco company which include excise taxes should not be compared directly with the reported 'Sales' of another tobacco company which exclude excise taxes. There are numerous examples of such simple presentation issues which can cloud the usefulness of 'raw data', and of course this multiplies when different countries, industries, accounting systems, and different languages are involved. Worldscope analysts use standard data definitions in the coding of financial accounts. By closely examining the nature and components of financial statements, footnotes and related disclosures, differences in accounting terminology, presentation, and language are minimized. These definitions form the last section of this book. Any variations from our standard definitions are footnoted where it is not possible to aggregate or disaggregate data accurately. Format variations are overcome by use of the standard industry templates contained in section four of this book. Worldscope data analysts carefully examine the terminology used in reported financial information. Words like 'short-term', 'long-term', 'current', 'operating’, ’special’, and 'extraordinary' can be variously defined from company to company, and in different industries and accounting systems. Because each Worldscope data item is precisely defined in a standard way, any reported items which deviate from this definition are standardized to increase comparability. In the case noted above, for example, the 'Sales' figures contained on Worldscope can be compared, because our Field 01001 Net Sales or Revenues is always net of excise taxes, which is contained in a separate supplementary field (Field 18063). To illustrate with another example, general business practice regards twelve months as an appropriate dividing line between 'current' and 'non-current'. Yet many companies include long-term portions in their 'current' investments, receivables, and so on. This is only apparent when one sifts through the notes to the accounts, as our analysts are required to do. Any such non-current amounts are reclassified to longterm receivables, long-term investments, etc. Thus the utility and comparability of working capital and other ratios is enhanced. Similarly, when companies report 'long term debt' including the current portion (amounts maturing within one year), we back out this amount and include it in the item Short Term Debt & Current Portion of Long Term Debt (Field 03051). Another example is fixed assets impairment charges. It can be treated by companies as a non recurring item. Yet other companies may consider it as an operating expense and include it within cost of goods sold. This is only apparent when one sifts through the notes as our analysts are required to do. Worldscope treats fixed assets impairments as non recurring and an adjustment is made to cost of sold and operating profit when it includes this item. Thus the utility and comparability of operating profit and ratios such as operating margin is enhanced. A separate field exists for impairment allowing the customer to add the data back into operating profit if he would prefer to treat impairment as non recurring. As a final illustration of Worldscope's methodology, minority interests may be separated from shareholders' equity or included and may or may not be deducted in arriving at net income. Our analysts reformat the accounts to standardize this for all © Thomson Financial 2003-2007 8 Confidential Information of Thomson Financial
Issue 6 Introduction to Worldscope countries, thereby improving the information value of such commonly utilized figures as Book Value (equity) per share and Earnings per share. It is important to stress that Worldscope does not "change" the valuation of data reported by the company in its accounts. We simply scrutinize exactly what components each reported figure is made up of, and if necessary, rebuild the accounts using the same components the company originally used, to arrive at more uniform reporting templates. Our purpose is to help financial fiduciaries better deploy their time and efforts in analyzing financial statements around the world. © Thomson Financial 2003-2007 9 Confidential Information of Thomson Financial
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Page 3 and 4: Issue 6 3 Table of Contents Introdu
Page 5 and 6: Applications Issue 6 Historical Gro
Page 7: Database Methodology Available Form
Page 11 and 12: Timeliness Issue 6 Introduction to
Page 13 and 14: Some Notes on this Section Quick Re
Page 15 and 16: Issue 6 Frequently Asked Questions
Page 17 and 18: 1. IS INFORMATION ON ACQUISITIONS A
Page 25 and 26: 26. HOW DOES WORLDSCOPE HANDLE COMP
Page 31 and 32: ADR Frequently Asked Questions 1. W
Page 33 and 34: Banks Template Notes: #: Currently
Page 35 and 36: 19574 Product Segment 8 - Capital E
Page 37 and 38: 05501 Cash Flow per Share 05502 Cas
Page 39 and 40: 03481 Capital Surplus 03492 Revalua
Page 41 and 42: 01351 Foreign Currency Translation
Page 43 and 44: 04447 Other Uses - Financing 04799
Page 45 and 46: 19784 Summary As Reported Year- -4
Page 47 and 48: 09421 Dividend Yield - Close 09411
Page 49 and 50: Five Year Averages 15181 Demand Dep
Page 51 and 52: 19642 Geographic Segment 5 - Operat
Page 53 and 54: 20244 Dividends per Share - Mult Sh
Page 55 and 56: Monthly Foreign Exchange Rates 1101
Page 57 and 58: 07022 SIC Code 2 07023 SIC Code 3 0
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07016 Latest Annual Updated 07013 Y
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18389 Accumulated Depreciation - P
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18188 Deferred Domestic Income Tax
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04828 Increase/Decrease in Income T
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18816 Pension Data - Actual Return
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Declared Date DPS - Record Date DPS
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Three Year Averages 08581 Market Ca
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Five Year Averages 08105 Quick Rati
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20042 Market Price - Year End - Mul
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20501 Type of Share - Mult Share 6
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Notes: #: Currently U.S. and Canadi
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19573 Product Segment 8 - Assets 19
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05486 Tangible Book Value per Share
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18290 Redeemable Preferred Stock 03
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04401 Long Term Borrowings 04701 Re
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18805 Pension Data - Expected Long-
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Monthly Price Information Issue 6 M
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08356 Interest Rate - Estimated Ave
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19602 Geographic Segment 1 - Operat
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20147 Price/Book Value Ratio - Clos
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20620 Common Shares Outstanding - C
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Other Financial Companies Template
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19574 Product Segment 8 - Capital E
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05491 Book Value - Outstanding Shar
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03492 Revaluation Reserves 03493 Ot
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Funds Flow Statement per FASB 95 04
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04851 Increase/Decrease in Cash & S
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19776 Summary As Reported EPS Dil.
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09300 Price/Book Value Ratio - High
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08421 Capital Expenditures % Sales
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19653 Geographic Segment 6 - Assets
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20301 Type of Share - Mult Share 4
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11010 To U.S. Dollars - September M
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05200 Earnings Report Frequency 051
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09111 Price/Earnings Ratio - High 0
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09145 Price/Earnings Ratio - GAAP -
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Fast Update Template BANKS Notes: #
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03051 Short Term Debt & Current Por
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08601 Earnings per Share Growth 086
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11557 Indicator - Restatement Type
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Funds Flow Statement - per FASB 95
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08356 Interest Rate - Estimated Ave
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11557 Indicator - Restatement Type
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Funds Flow Statement - per FASB 95
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08385 Cash Earnings Return on Equit
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05255 Earnings per Share - Last 12
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18171 Unconsolidated/Parent Company
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08241 Common Equity % Total Assets
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19531 Product Segment 4 - Sales 195
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03426 Minority Interest 03451 Prefe
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09205 Earnings Yield - Current Low
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INDUSTRIALS Notes: #: Only availabl
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08001 Market Capitalization 05201 E
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Other Fields 04500 External Financi
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Profitability Annual Statistics 083
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05350 Date of Fiscal Period End 053
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05301 Common Shares Outstanding 053
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DPS - Extra - Rec Date DPS - Extra
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08211 Minority Interest % Total Cap
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05601 Ticker Symbol 06004 CUSIP 060
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04890 Net Cash Flow - Financing 048
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09301 Price/Book Value Ratio - Low
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Interim Time Series Template BANKS
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03056 Securities Sold under Repurch
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05191 Common Shares Used to Calcula
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Growth Rates 08698 Net Sales/Revenu
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Income Statement 01001 Net Sales or
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OTHER FINANCIALS General Informatio
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18263 Trailing Twelve Months Net Pr
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Issue 6 Accounting Standards Accoun
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Accounts Payable Issue 6 Alphabetic
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Accumulated Depreciation - Land Iss
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Data for this field is generally no
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Accumulated Depreciation % Gross Fi
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This item is only available for ADR
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Issue 6 Alphabetical List of Field
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Asset Disposal Issue 6 Alphabetical
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Issue 6 Canada S&P/TSX Composite In
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Book Value Per ADR - GAAP - Current
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Book Value Per Share - 3 Yr Annual
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Capital Adequacy Ratio - Tier 1 Iss
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Capital Surplus Issue 6 Alphabetica
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Cash & Equivalents - Generic Issue
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Cash Dividends % Cash Flow Leverage
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Common/Ordinary Shareholders Issue
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Common Equity - GAAP Issue 6 Alphab
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Common Stocks Issue 6 Alphabetical
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Computer Software - Accumulated Amo
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Current Assets - Total Issue 6 Alph
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Current Portion Of Long Term Debt I
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Date Added To Product Issue 6 D Sup
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Decrease in marketable securities (
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Negotiable Orders of Withdrawal (NO
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Discontinued Operations Issue 6 Alp
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Dividend Payout (% Earnings) - Tota
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Dividend Yield - 3 Yr Avg -Close Is
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Dividends Provided For Or Paid - Co
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Earnings Before Interest, Taxes and
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W No standard text Earnings Per Sha
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Earnings Yield - GAAP - Low Stock P
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Earnings Yield - 3 Yr Avg - High Is
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Employees - 1 Yr Annual Growth Grow
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Equity % Total Deposits Leverage Ra
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Exchange Rate Used In Translating B
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Fax Number Issue 6 F Descriptive Da
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Fiscal Year 12 Month Average Exchan
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Other Financial Companies: Internat
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Foreign Office Deposits % Total Dep
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Gain On Sale Of Investment Suppleme
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Headline Earnings Per Share Stock D
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Healthcare Data - Net Periodic Pens
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I/B/E/S Ticker Descriptive Data, Cu
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Increase/Decrease In Short Term Bor
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Indicator - Sponsored/Unsponsored I
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Issue 6 4040 Government & Defense E
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Issue 6 6440 Printers 6450 Miscella
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Insurance Reserves - 5 Yr Annual Gr
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Interest Expense On Debt Issue 6 Al
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Interest Income On Bank Deposits Is
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Interest/Dividends On Securities Av
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R. Includes discontinued operations
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Invested Assets % Liabilities - 5 Y
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Investments - GAAP Issue 6 Alphabet
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Investor Relations - Phone/Fax Issu
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Length Of Fiscal Period Issue 6 Alp
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Loans - 5 Yr Annual Growth Issue 6
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Loss Adjustment Expense Issue 6 Alp
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Market Capitalization - Current Iss
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Market Capitalization/Trailing Twel
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Market Value See MARKET CAPITALIZAT
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Issue 6 Mortgage backed securities
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Issue 6 376 Israel 826 United Kingd
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Net Income (U.S.$) Issue 6 Alphabet
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Footnotes: A. No standard text C. C
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Net Interest Income % Average Depos
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Net Sales/Revenues - 1 Yr Annual Gr
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Non-Interest Income % Total Revenue
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Non-Redeemable Preferred Stock Issu
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Operating Income Before Depreciatio
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Data for this field is generally no
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Other Cash Flow Issue 6 Alphabetica
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Other Intangibles - Net Issue 6 Alp
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Footnotes: A. Includes other provis
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Other Sources/(Uses) - Financing Is
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Par Value Issue 6 P Stock Data, Ann
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Pension/Post Retirement Benefits Is
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This item is only available in the
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Pension Data - Prior Service Costs
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Footnotes: D. Net of ESOP tax benef
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Premiums Earned Issue 6 Alphabetica
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Price Trend - Quarter To Date Stock
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Price/Book Value Ratio - GAAP - Cur
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Price/Book Value Ratio - Low Stock
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Price/Earnings Ratio - Avg High-Low
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Price/Earnings Ratio - GAAP - Low S
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Price/Earnings Ratio - 3 Yr Avg - H
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Footnotes: A. Includes intangibles
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It includes but is not restricted t
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Ratio Of Total Loans To Total Capit
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Reinsurance & Adjustment Reserves I
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Rental Income Issue 6 Alphabetical
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Reserve For Loan Losses % Total Ass
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Return On Assets Issue 6 Alphabetic
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Return On Equity - Per Share - Curr
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Risk Weighted Assets Issue 6 Alphab
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Savings/Other Time Deposits Liabili
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Separate And Variable Account Liabi
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Issue 6 BYTE ABBREVIATION EXCHANGE
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Issue 6 BYTE INDEX COUNTRY 23 FTSE/
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Issue 6 Reverse Splits Stocks (Curr
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Tangible Book Value Per Share Stock
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Ticker Symbol - Mult Share 1, 2, 3,
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Total Assets (U.S.$) Issue 6 Alphab
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Total Debt % Common Equity Issue 6
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Goodwill/Cost in excess of net asse
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Total Liabilities Issue 6 Alphabeti
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Total Premiums Written Issue 6 Alph
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Trading Volume (Weekly Average $ Am
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Trailing Twelve Months Net Sales/Re
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Treasury Stock Issue 6 Alphabetical
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Unappropriated (Free) Reserves Issu
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Footnotes: A. No standard text Unre
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Weighted Cost Of Debt Issue 6 W Sup
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