Overview of the data
The Compustat® Global database provides authoritative financial and market data. It covers “90% of the world's market capitalization, including 90% of the Asian market cap, 90% of the Indian market cap, 95% of the Taiwanese market cap and 95% of the European market cap.”
Compustat Global data is normalized to provide comparability across a wide variety of global accounting standards and practices.
Industrial format data includes:
- General Company Information
- Income Statement
- Income Statement Related Items
- Balance Sheet - Assets
- Balance Sheet - Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
- Balance Sheet Related Items
- Statement of Cash Flows
- Rest of World Cash Flow by Activity
- Rest of World Cash Flow by Source and Use
- U.K. (revised FRS1) Cash Flow Statement
Financial Services format data includes:
- General Company Information
- nsurance Business Line Information
- Japanese Trust Bank Supplemental Information
- U.S. Insurance Company Statutory Information
- Supplemental Reinsurance Information
- Bank Capital Ratios
- U.S. Bank Average Balance Sheet and Tax Equivalent Information
- Parent Bank Holding Company Information (U.S. Banks)
How to access this database
- Local access (library): Ask at the library’s ground floor main counter. It is installed in a computer in a room in the library’s ground floor.
- Local access (department) in room 6.0.52. Only by appointment. Contact Lluís Santamaria (lsantama@emp.uc3m.es).
How to use this database
Basic information on how to use this database can be found in Compustat_Quick_Reference_Guide.pdf
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