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Industrial Files
Record Control Information
Annual
Quarterly
Header Record
Record Format
Default Data
Overview of Expanded Files
General information for Expanded Files:
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Industrial Annual File Header Record
4
Industrial Annual File Company Record – Records 1 - 4
5
Industrial Annual File Company Record – Records 5 - 8
6
Industrial Quarterly File Header Record 1
7
Industrial Quarterly File Header Record 2 & 3
8
Industrial Quarterly File Company Record – Complete Record Format
9
Industrial Quarterly File Company Record – Company Descriptors
12
Industrial Quarterly File Company Record – Period Descriptor Array
13
Industrial Quarterly File Company Record – Period Descriptor Array
14
Industrial Quarterly File Company Record – Period Footnote Array
14
Annual Expanded File
15
Quarterly Expanded File
17
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Record Control Information
Industrial Files
Several Compustat files are available in both annual and quarterly formats. The
industrial annual formats offer both historical and restated data. The industrial
quarterly formats offer restated data as reported by the company. The restated
data allows analysts to compare current and prior years’ results on a comparable
basis and determine financial trends and growth rates. For most companies, annual
and quarterly data is available for up to 20 years and 48 quarters. The industrial
files include the following:
Active Files
The Primary, Supplementary, Tertiary
File contains the largest companies on the
New York and American Stock Exchanges,
including all companies comprising the S&P
Industrial Index, and companies listed on
major exchanges. The Full Coverage File
contains NASDAQ National Market System
companies, companies listed on regional
exchanges, publicly held companies trading
common stock, and wholly owned subsidiaries
trading preferred stock or debt.
Expanded Files
The Expanded Files contain active U.S.,
Canadian and ADR companies and will
integrate new data being reported for SFAS
142 and other highly requested fundamental
items.
Canadian Files
The Canadian File contains more than 900
major Canadian industrial companies that
report in Canadian currency.
Research Files
The Industrial Research File contains
companies that have been deleted from the
Primary, Supplementary, Tertiary, Over-theCounter, and Full Coverage files due to
bankruptcy, acquisition or merger,
leveraged buyout, or because they became
private companies.
Back Data Files
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Industrial files are also available for back
periods. Annual back data is displayed from
1950 up to the current 20 year period.
Quarterly back data is displayed from 1962 up
to the current 48 quarter period.
Annual
The Character ASCII format requires eight records per company to present 350
data items for 20 years.
Record
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Data Item
Numbers
1 - 175
1 - 175
1 - 175
1 - 175
176 - 350
176 - 350
176 - 350
176 - 350
Years
earliest five years
succeeding five years
succeeding five years
most current five years
earliest five years
succeeding five years
succeeding five years
most current five years
All fields of the data array in Industrial Annual ASCII records 1-4 are a 15.4
precision except item 27, which has a precision of 24.12. All fields of the data
array in Industrial Annual ASCII records 5-8 are 15.4 precision except item
202, which has a precision of 24.12.
There are no special block or record control words and the data is “streamed”
in nature. The logical record length and blocksize is 13612 characters..
The DCB may be written:
DCB=(RECFM=F,LRECL=13612,BLKSIZE=13612),LABEL=(,NL)
(If a file is not being used, please disregard the LABEL parameter in the DCB
statement.)
Quarterly
The Character ASCII format requires 12 records per company to present 232
data items for 48 quarters. Each record contains data items #1 through #232 for
each of four quarters.
All fields of the data array in Industrial Quarterly ASCII record are a 15.4
precision, except items 17 and 100, which have a precision of 24.12.
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There are no special block or record control words and the data is “streamed”
in nature. Each logical record is 14968 characters in length. Records are
blocked in groups of three. Each block is 44904 characters in length.
The DCB may be written:
DCB=(RECFM=F,LRECL=14968, BLKSIZE=44904), LABEL=(,NL)
(If a file is not being used, please disregard the LABEL parameter in the DCB
statement.)
Header Record
The header record format is identical to that of the company records. It is
always the first record on the file and is identified by zeros in the CNUM field.
This information is provided in the DATA field of the header record. Header
records may contain default data. Quarterly header records have header record
information in the first record only. The remaining two records will have
default data.
Record Format
The next pages provide the technical specifications for header records and the
complete industrial record formats for the Annual and Quarterly files.
Default Data
Header and Trailer Records may contain Default Data. For Floating Point
fields, the default is 0 or NA for data slots. For Character fields, the default is
Character Blanks or zeros. For Integer fields, the default is 0.
these items when necessary. Companies will report Impairment of Goodwill
and other intangibles when the write-down occurs.
Impairment of Goodwill and other intangibles will be classified as a Special
Item on the Income Statement and collected as a separate supplemental item as
well. With this presentation, the current balancing models of the Balance Sheet
and the Income Statement do not need to change. S&P will also collect the
amount of amortization of goodwill and other intangibles that a company
would need to add back to the prior year. This will allow our users to make the
prior year consistent with the current year that the company adopts SFAS 142.
Companies may report this information in a transition table in the notes on both
an annual and quarterly basis. Since the majority of the companies appear to be
presenting Amortization of Goodwill as a net number we will collect this item
net. If the company presents a Gross number we will collect this item gross
with a footnote.
General information for Expanded Files:
There are two Expanded files, one for Annual and one for Quarterly data. The
Annual Expanded file may contain up to 20 years of information, but for most
of the items the data will be for the most current period until additional history
has accumulated. The Quarterly Expanded file may contain up to 12 years (48
quarters) of information, but for most of the items the data will be for the most
current year until additional history has accumulated. The files will contain
variable number of records per company depending on the number of years or
quarters available. The files will be ASCII pipe ( | ) delimited.
The files should contain active U.S., Canadian and ADR companies.
Annual File:
Each record will contain the following information:
Overview of Expanded Files
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) created the Expanded Files to integrate new data
being reported for SFAS 142 and other highly requested fundamental items.
Permanent Number (GVKEY), CUSIP, Mnemonic, Item Number, Fiscal year
end month (01-12), Data Year (YYYY), Value or Data Code*
Quarterly File:
The Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) #142 issued by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), pertains to how goodwill and
other intangible assets are reported. SFAS 142 affects both the Balance Sheet
and Income Statement. On the Balance Sheet, companies are required to
present Goodwill and Other intangibles separately. On the Income Statement,
companies will no longer amortize goodwill and some other intangibles that
have indefinite useful lives. Instead, companies will write-down the value of
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Each record will contain the following information:
Permanent Number (GVKEY), CUSIP, Mnemonic, Item Number, Fiscal year
end month (01-12), Quarter (1,2,3,4), Data Year (YYYY), Value or Data
Code*
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*Note: Data Codes in the Annual and Quarterly Expanded files are positive
figures; for example, the Not Available Data Code is represented by 0.0001,
with a “1” in the fourth position to the right of the decimal.
Code
0.0001
0.0002
0.0003
0.0004
0.0007
0.0008
Description
Not Available
Semi-Annual Figure
Annual Figure
Combined Figure
Not Meaningful
Insignificant
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Industrial Annual File
Header Record
Header Information
Code
Blank
Header Record File Identification Code
35
Cutoff Date – Month
Cutoff Date – Day
Cutoff Date – Year
Creation Date – Month
Creation Date – Day
Creation Date – Year
Blank
Number of Companies
Previous Creation Date – Month
Previous Creation Date – Day
Previous Creation Date – Year
Blank
Cutoff Date – Month
Cutoff Date – Day
Cutoff Date – Year
Creation Date – Month
Creation Date – Day
Creation Date – Year
Previous Creation Date – Month
Previous Creation Date – Day
Previous Creation Date – Year
Blank
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23
01 – 12
01 – 31
2-digit expression
01 – 12
01 – 31
2-digit expression
5-digit expression
01 – 12
01 – 31
2-digit expression
01-12
01-31
4-digit expression
01-12
01-31
4-digit expression
01-12
01-31
4-digit expression
Description
Blank
PrimarySupplementaryTertiary
Full-Coverage
Canadian ($CAN)
Month of year
Day of month
Last two digits of year
Month of year
Day of month
Last two digits of year
Blank
00000 – 65535
Month of year
Day of month
Last two digits of year
Blank
Month of year
Day of month
4-Digit Year
Month of year
Day of month
4-Digit Year
Month of year
Day of month
4-Digit Year
Blank
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Character
Number of
Characters
Cumulative
Characters
1
443
442
2
442
444
445
447
449
451
453
455
457
461
466
468
470
472
489
491
493
497
499
501
505
507
509
513
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
2
2
2
17
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
4
13100
446
448
450
452
454
456
460
465
467
490
471
488
490
492
496
498
500
504
506
508
512
13612
4
Industrial Annual File
Company Record – Records 1 - 4
Beginning
Character
Number of
Characters
Cumulative
Characters
1
4
4
Character
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
5
11
14
15
17
6
3
1
2
2
10
13
14
16
18
Character
19
28
46
Character
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Character
Numeric
47
55
65
75
79
80
82
88
93
443
8
10
10
4
1
2
6
5
350
13170
54
64
74
78
79
81
87
92
442
13612
Description
Mnemonic
Type of Data
Standard Industry Classification Code Primary
CUSIP Issuer Code
CUSIP Issue Number and Check Digit
Record Number
File Identification Code
Exchange Listing and S&P Major Index
Code
Company Name (Records 1 and 3)
Industry Name (Records 2 and 4)
Stock Ticker Symbol
Fiscal Year-end Month of Data (5)
Data Year (5)
S&P Industry Index Relative Code
Stock Ownership Code
Duplicate File Code
Blank
Update Code (5)
Data Footnotes (35,5)
Data Array (175,5)
DNUM
Integer
CNUM
CIC
REC
FILE
ZLIST
CONAME
INAME
SMBL
FYR
YEARA
XREL
STK
DUP
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AFTNT
DATA
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Industrial Annual File
Company Record – Records 5 - 8
Beginning
Character
Number of
Characters
Cumulative
Characters
1
4
4
Character
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Character
Character
Character
Character
5
11
14
15
17
19
22
24
34
35
37
38
6
3
1
2
2
3
2
10
1
2
1
2
10
13
14
16
18
21
23
33
34
36
37
39
SDBTF
Character
40
2
41
SUBDBT
CPAPER
Character
Character
42
44
2
3
43
46
EIN
4DTYR
NAICS
Character
Character
Character
Integer
Character
47
49
53
63
83
2
4
10
20
6
48
52
62
82
88
AFTNT
DATA
Character
Character
Numeric
89
93
443
4
350
13170
92
442
13612
Description
Mnemonic
Type of Data
Standard Industry Classification Code Primary
CUSIP Issuer Code
CUSIP Issuer Number and Check Digit
Record Number
File Identification Code
Company Location Code – State
Company Location Code – County
Incorporation Code – Foreign
Source Document Code (5)
S&P Primary Index Marker
S&P Secondary Index Identifier
S&P Subset Index Identifier
S&P Long-Term Domestic Issuer Credit
Rating– Current
Footnote – S&P Long-Term Domestic
Issuer Credit Rating – Current
S&P Subordinated Debt Rating – Current
S&P Short-Term Domestic Issuer Credit
Rating– Current
Blank or Transaction Code (trans only)
Blank
Employer Identification Number
4-Digit Data Year (5)
North American Industry Classification
System
Blank
Data Footnotes (35,5)
Data Array (175,5)
DNUM
Integer
CNUM
CIC
REC
FILE
STATE
COUNTY
FINC
SOURCE
CPSPIN
CSSPIN
CSSPII
SDBT
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Industrial Quarterly File
Header Record 1
Header Information
Code
Blank (Zero-filled)
Header Record File Identification Code
36
Cutoff Date – Month
Cutoff Date – Day
Cutoff Date – Year
Creation Date – Month
Creation Date – Day
Creation Date Year
Blank (Zero-filled)
Number of Companies
Previous Creation Date – Month
Previous Creation Date – Day
Previous Creation Date – Year
Blank (Zero-filled)
Cutoff Date – Month
Cutoff Date – Day
Cutoff Date – Year
Creation Date – Month
Creation Date – Day
Creation Date – Year
Previous Creation Date – Month
Previous Creation Date – Day
Previous Creation Date – Year
Blank
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25
90
01 – 12
01 – 31
2-digit expression
01 – 12
01 – 31
2-digit expression
5-digit expression
01 – 12
01 – 31
2-digit expression
01-12
01-31
4-digit expression
01-12
01-31
4-digit expression
01-12
01-31
4-digit expression
Description
Blank
PrimarySupplementaryTertiary
Full-Coverage
Canadian ($CAN)
Merged Research
Month of year
Day of month
Last two digits of year
Month of year
Day of month
Last two digits of year
Blank
00000 – 65535
Month of year
Day of month
Last two digits of year
Blank
Month of year
Day of month
4-Digit Year
Month of year
Day of month
4-Digit Year
Month of year
Day of month
4-Digit Year
Blank
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Character
Number of
Characters
Cumulative
Characters
1
497
496
2
496
498
499
501
503
505
507
509
511
515
520
522
524
526
543
545
547
551
553
555
559
561
563
567
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
2
2
2
17
2
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
4
14402
500
502
504
506
508
510
514
519
521
523
525
542
544
546
550
552
554
558
560
562
566
14968
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Industrial Quarterly File
Header Record 2 & 3
Description
Type of Data
Default Data
Position 1
Position 2
CUSIP
Integer
Character
Position 3
Position 4
Position 5
Record Number
Integer
Integer
Integer
Position 6
Position 7
Position 8
Position 9
Position 10
Position 11
Position 12
Position 13
Position 14
Position 15
Position 16
Position 17
Position 18
Position 19
Position 20
Position 21 (19,4)
Position 22 (8,4)
Position 23 (232,4)
Position 24 (60,4)
Integer
Integer
Character
Character
Character
Integer
Character
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Character
Character
Integer
Character
Numeric
Character
Zeros
Header and Trailer
Records filled with
Zeros
Zeros
Zeros
Header and Trailer
Records have value
of “1”
Zeros
Zeros
Blanks
Blanks
Blanks
Zeros
Blanks
Zeros
Zeros
Zeros
Zeros
Zeros
Zeros
Blanks
Blanks
Zeros
Blanks
Not Available Figure
Blanks
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Character
Number of
Characters
Cumulative
Characters
1
5
4
6
4
10
11
14
16
3
2
2
13
15
17
18
20
22
50
78
88
89
97
99
103
105
107
109
112
114
177
433
497
8705
2
2
28
28
10
1
8
2
4
2
2
2
3
2
63
256
64
8202
480
19
21
49
77
87
88
96
98
102
104
106
108
111
113
176
432
496
8704
9184
8
Industrial Quarterly File
Company Record – Complete Record Format
Beginning
Character
Number of
Characters
Cumulative
Characters
1
4
4
REC
FILE
DUP
CONAME
INAME
EIN
STK
SMBL
ZLIST
Character
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Character
Character
Character
Integer
Character
Integer
5
11
14
16
18
20
22
50
78
88
89
97
6
3
2
2
2
2
28
28
10
1
8
2
10
13
15
17
19
21
49
77
87
88
96
98
XREL
FIC
INCORP
STATE
COUNTY
CANDXC
NAICS
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Character
Character
99
103
105
107
109
112
114
4
2
2
2
3
2
6
102
104
106
108
111
113
119
Character
120
177
177
179
57
256
2
1
176
432
178
179
Description
Mnemonic
Type of Data
Standard Industry Classification Code Primary
CUSIP Issuer Code
CUSIP Issue Number and Check Digit
Transaction Code (trans only)
Record Number
File Identification Code
Duplicate File Code
Company Name
Industry Name
Employer Identification Number
Stock Ownership Code
Stock Ticker Symbol
Exchange Listing and S&P Major Index
Code
S&P Industry Index Relative Code
Foreign Incorporation Code
State Incorporation Code
Company Location Code – State
Company Location Code – County
Canadian Index Code – Current
North American Industry Classification
System
Blank
Period Descriptor Array (19, 4)
Data Year
Data Quarter
DNUM
Integer
CNUM
CIC
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DATA QTR
Integer
Integer
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Industrial Quarterly File
Company Record – Complete Record Format (cont.)
Description
Fiscal Year-end Month of Data
Standard & Poor’s Calendar Year
Standard & Poor’s Calendar Quarter
Update Code
Blank
Source Document Code
S&P Long-Term Domestic Issuer
Credit Rating – Current
Blank
S&P Short-Term Domestic Credit
Rating – Current
S&P Common Stock Ranking
S&P Major Index Code – Historical
S&P Industry Index Code – Historical
Report Date Quarterly Earnings
(YYDDD)
Format Code (Statement of Cash
Flows)
S&P Subordinated Debt Rating
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Character
Number of
Characters
Cumulative
Characters
Integer
180
2
181
Integer
182
2
183
Integer
Integer
Character
Integer
184
185
186
190
1
1
4
2
184
185
189
191
Integer
192
2
193
Integer
Integer
194
196
2
3
195
198
Integer
199
2
200
Integer
201
2
202
Integer
203
4
206
Integer
207
5
211
Integer
212
1
212
Integer
213
2
214
Mnemonic
Type of Data
FISCAL YEAREND
MONTH OF DATA
S&P CALENDAR
YEAR
S&P CALENDAR QTR
UPDATE CODE
SOURCE DOCUMENT
CODE
S&P SENIOR DEBT
RATING
S&P COMMERCIAL
PAPER RATING–
HISTORICAL
S&P COMMON
STOCK RANKING
S&P MAJOR INDEX
CODE–HISTORICAL
S&P INDUSTRY
INDEX CODE–
HISTORICAL
REPORT DATE OF
QUARTERLY
EARNINGS
FORMAT CODE
S&P
SUBORDINATED
DEBT RATING
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Industrial Quarterly File
Company Record – Complete Record Format (cont.)
Description
Canadian Index Code – Current
4-Digit Data Year
4-Digit SPC Calendar Year
Blank
Period Footnote (8, 4)
Data Array (232, 4)
Data Footnotes (60, 4)
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Character
Number of
Characters
Cumulative
Characters
Integer
215
2
216
Integer
Integer
217
221
4
4
220
224
225
433
497
14489
16
64
13992
480
240
496
14488
14968
Mnemonic
Type of Data
CANADIAN INDEX
CODE
4DATA YEAR
4S&P CALENDAR
YEAR
QFTNT
DATA
AFTNT
Integer
Character
Numeric
Character
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Industrial Quarterly File
Company Record – Company Descriptors
Beginning
Character
Number of
Characters
Cumulative
Characters
1
4
4
Character
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Character
Character
Character
Integer
Character
Integer
5
11
14
16
18
20
22
50
78
88
89
97
6
3
2
2
2
2
28
28
10
1
8
2
10
13
15
17
19
21
49
77
87
88
96
98
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Integer
Character
Character
99
103
105
107
109
112
114
4
2
2
2
3
2
63
102
104
106
108
111
113
176
Description
Mnemonic
Type of Data
Standard Industry Classification Code Primary
CUSIP Issuer Code
CUSIP Issue Number and Check Digit
Blank
Record Number
File Identification Code
Duplicate File Code
Company Name
Industry Name
Employer Identification Number
Stock Ownership Code
Stock Ticker Symbol
Exchange Listing and S&P Major Index
Code
S&P Industry Index Relative Code
Incorporation Code – Foreign
Incorporation Code – State
Company Location Code – State
Company Location Code – County
Canadian Index Code – Current
Blank
DNUM
Integer
CNUM
CIC
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FILE
DUP
CONAME
INAME
EIN
STK
SMBL
ZLIST
XREL
FIC
INCORP
STATE
COUNTY
CANDXC
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Industrial Quarterly File
Company Record – Period Descriptor Array
Description
Period Descriptor Array (21, 4)
Data Year
Data Quarter
Fiscal Yearend Month of Data
Standard & Poor’s Calendar Year
Standard & Poor’s Calendar Quarter
Update Code
Blank
Source Document Code
S&P Long-Term Domestic Issuer
Credit Rating
Blank
S&P Short-Term Domestic Issuer
Credit Rating
S&P Common Stock Ranking
S&P Major Index Code – Historical
S&P Industry Index Code – Historical
Report Date of Quarterly Earnings
(YYDDD)
Format Code (Statement of Cash Flows)
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Character
Number of
Characters
Cumulative
Characters
Character
Integer
Integer
Integer
177
177
179
180
256
2
1
2
432
178
179
181
Integer
182
2
183
Integer
Integer
Character
Integer
184
185
186
190
1
1
4
2
184
185
189
191
Integer
192
2
193
Integer
Integer
194
196
2
3
195
198
Integer
199
2
200
Integer
201
2
202
Integer
203
4
206
Integer
207
5
211
Integer
212
1
212
Type of Data
DATA YEAR
DATA QTR
FISCAL YEAREND
MONTH OF DATA
S&P CALENDAR
YEAR
S&P CALENDAR QTR
UPDATE CODE
SOURCE DOCUMENT
CODE
S&P SENIOR DEBT
RATING
S&P COMMERCIAL
PAPER RATING–
HISTORICAL
S&P COMMON
STOCK RANKING
S&P MAJOR INDEX
CODE–HISTORICAL
S&P INDUSTRY
INDEX CODE–
HISTORICAL
REPORT DATE OF
QUARTERLY
EARNINGS
FORMAT CODE
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Industrial Quarterly File
Company Record – Period Descriptor Array (cont.)
Description
S&P Subordinated Debt Rating
Canadian Index Code – Current
4-Digit Data Year
4 Digit S & P Calendar Year
Blank
Period Descriptor Array 2
Period Descriptor Array 3
Period Descriptor Array 4
Beginning
Character
Number of
Characters
Cumulative
Characters
Integer
213
2
214
Integer
215
2
216
Integer
Integer
217
221
225
241
305
369
4
4
18
64
64
64
220
224
240
304
368
432
Beginning
Character
Number of
Characters
Cumulative
Characters
Type of Data
S&P
SUBORDINATED
DEBT RATING
CANADIAN INDEX
CODE
4DATA YEAR
4YEAR
Character
Character
Character
Industrial Quarterly File
Company Record – Period Footnote Array
Description
Type of Data
Period Footnote Array (8, 4)
Period Footnote Array 1
Comparability Status
Company Status Alert
S&P Long-Term Domestic Issuer
Credit Rating-Current (Implied)
Blank
Period Footnote Array 2
Period Footnote Array 3
Period Footnote Array 4
Character
Character
Character
Character
Character
433
433
433
435
437
64
16
2
2
2
496
448
434
436
438
Character
Character
Character
Character
439
449
465
481
10
16
16
16
448
464
480
496
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STALRTF
SDBTF
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Annual Expanded File
Description
Data Item Number
S&P Permanent Company Number
CUSIP
Annual Data Items
Current Assets of Discontinued Operations
Intangibles – Other
Long-term Assets of Discontinued Operations
Current Assets Excl Discontinued Operations – Other
Assets Excl Discontinued Operations – Other
Deferred Revenue – Current
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Deferred Compensation
Stockholders’ Equity Adjustments – Other
Acquisition/Merger Pretax
Acquisition/Merger After-Tax
Acquisition/Merger Basic EPS Effect
Acquisition/Merger Diluted EPS Effect
Gain/Loss Pretax
Gain/Loss After-Tax
Gain/Loss Basic EPS Effect
Gain/Loss Diluted EPS Effect
Impairments of Goodwill Pretax
Impairments of Goodwill After-Tax
Impairments of Goodwill Basic EPS Effect
Impairments of Goodwill Diluted EPS Effect
Settlement (Litigation/Insurance) Pretax
Settlement (Litigation/Insurance) After-Tax
Settlement (Litigation/Insurance) Basic EPS Effect
Settlement (Litigation/Insurance) Diluted EPS Effect
Restructuring Costs Pretax
Compustat North America
7/2003
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
Chapter 6 – Compustat Character ASCII File Formats
Mnemonic
Type of Data
Precision
PERM#
CUSIP
Character
Character
6
9
ACDO
INTANO
ALDO
ACODO
AODO
DRC
ACOMINC
DCOM
SEQO
AQP
AQA
AQEPS
AQD
GLP
GLA
GLEPS
GLD
GDWLIP
GDWLIA
GDWLIEPS
GDWLID
SETP
SETA
SETEPS
SETD
RCP
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
15
Annual Expanded File (cont.)
Description
Data Item Number
Mnemonic
Type of Data
Precision
Restructuring Costs After-Tax
Restructuring Costs Basic EPS Effect
Restructuring Costs Diluted EPS Effect
Write-downs Pretax
Write-downs After-Tax
Write-downs Basic EPS Effect
Write-downs Diluted EPS Effect
Special Items Pretax – Other
Special Items After-Tax – Other
Special Items Basic EPS Effect – Other
Special Items Diluted EPS Effect – Other
In Process R&D Expense
Rental Commitments – Thereafter
Accumulated Depreciation of Real Estate Property
Real Estate Property – Total
Gain/Loss of Sale of Property
Depreciation/Amortization of Property
Goodwill Amortization
Goodwill Amortization Footnote
Common Shares Issued
Deferred Revenue – Long-Term
Stock Compensation Expense
Implied Option Expense
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
RCA
RCEPS
RCD
WDP
WDA
WDEPS
WDD
SPIOP
SPIOA
SPIEPS
SPID
RDIP
MRCTA
DPACRE
RET
SRET
DPRET
GDWLAM
GDWLAMF
CSHI
DRLT
STKCO
XINTOPT
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Character
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
2
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
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Quarterly Expanded File
Data Item Name
Data Item Number
S&P Permanent Company Number
CUSIP
Quarterly Data Items
Long-Term Investments – Total
Goodwill
Intangibles – Other
Long-Term Assets – Other
Retained Earnings – Unadjusted
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Deferred Compensation
Stockholders’ Equity Adjustments – Other
Acquisition/Merger Pretax
Acquisition/Merger After-Tax
Acquisition/Merger Basic EPS Effect
Acquisition/Merger Diluted EPS Effect
Gain/Loss Pretax
Gain/Loss After-Tax
Gain/Loss Basic EPS Effect
Gain/Loss Diluted EPS Effect
Impairment of Goodwill Pretax
Impairment of Goodwill After-Tax
Impairment of Goodwill Basic EPS Effect
Impairment of Goodwill Diluted EPS Effect
Settlement (Litigation/Insurance) Pretax
Settlement (Litigation/Insurance) After-Tax
Settlement (Litigation/Insurance) Basic EPS Effect
Settlement (Litigation/Insurance) Diluted EPS Effect
Restructuring Cost Pretax
Compustat North America
7/2003
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
Chapter 6 – Compustat Character ASCII File Formats
Mnemonic
Data Type
Precision
PERM#
CUSIP
Character
Character
6
9
IVLTQ
GDWLQ
INTANOQ
ALTOQ
REUNAQ
ACOMINCQ
DCOMQ
SEQOQ
AQPQ
AQAQ
AQEPSQ
AQDQ
GLPQ
GLAQ
GLEPSQ
GLDQ
GDWLIPQ
GDWLIAQ
GDWLIEPSQ
GDWLIDQ
SETPQ
SETAQ
SETEPSQ
SETDQ
RCPQ
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
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Quarterly Expanded File (cont.)
Data Item Name
Data Item
Number
Restructuring Cost After-Tax
Restructuring Cost Basic EPS Effect
Restructuring Cost Diluted EPS Effect
Write-downs Pretax
Write-downs After-Tax
Write-downs Basic EPS Effect
Write-downs Diluted EPS Effect
Special Items Pretax – Other
Special Items After-Tax – Other
Special Items Basic EPS Effect – Other
Special Items Diluted EPS Effect – Other
Accumulated Depreciation of RE Property
RE Property – Total
Gain/Loss on Sale of Property
Depreciation/Amortization of Property
ADR Ratio
In Process R&D
Goodwill Amortization
Goodwill Amortization Footnote
Common Shares Issued
Stock Compensation Expense
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
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Mnemonic
Data Type
Precision
RCAQ
RCEPSQ
RCDQ
WDPQ
WDAQ
WDEPSQ
WDDQ
SPIOPQ
SPIOAQ
SPIEPSQ
SPIDQ
DPACREQ
RETQ
SRETQ
DPRETQ
ADRRQ
RDIPQ
GDWLAMQ
GDWLAMQF
CSHIQ
STKCOQ
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
Numeric
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
12.4
2
12.4
12.4
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