Private Company Glossary
Private Company Data Definitions
The Private Company Database contains "standardized" financial, entity, general and contact information for more than a million private companies. It covers at least three years of annual financial data.
Note that the data items covered in this document is restricted to those fields in the Private Company Catalog in the Company Screener. There are certain fields available in the Private Company Overview, but absent in the Company Screener, such as Company Website, Brands, Products, Officers & Directors, VEIC Codes, etc. which are outside the scope of this document.
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AccountsPayable
Accounts Payable {pc.AccountsPayable}
Accounts Payable {tf.AccountsPayable}
Represents balances owed to suppliers for materials and merchandise acquired on an open account.
AccountsPayableToSales
Accounts Payable to Sales {pc.AccountsPayableToSales}
Accounts Payable % Sales {tf.AccountsPayablePctSales}
Accounts Payable to Sales = (Accounts Payable / Net Sales) * 100
Note: If at least one of the values involved in the calculation of the ratio is an estimated number, then the ratio will be displayed in italics and have the footnote “estimated”
AddressCity
City {pc.AddressCity}
City {tf.AddressCity}
Represents the city location of the corporate offices of a company.
AddressCountry
Country {pc.AddressCountry}
Country {tf.AddressCountry}
Represents the country/nation location of the corporate offices of a company.
AddressStreet
Address Street {pc.AddressStreet}
Street Address {tf.AddressStreet}
Represents the street location of the corporate offices of a company.
AddressZIPPostalCode
ZIP or Postal Code {pc.AddressZIPPostalCode}
ZIP or Postal Code {tf.AddressZIPPostalCode}
Represents the zip code of the location of the corporate offices of a company.
AssetsToSales
Assets to Sales {pc.AssetsToSales}
N/A
Assets to Sales = (Total Assets (including Intangibles) / Net Sales) * 100
Note: If at least one of the values involved in the calculation of the ratio is an estimated number, then the ratio will be displayed in italics and have the footnote “estimated”.
AssetTurnover
Asset Turnover {pc.AssetTurnover}
N/A
Asset Turnover = (Net Sales / Total Assets (including Intangibles)) * 100
Note: If at least one of the values involved in the calculation of the ratio is an estimated number, then the ratio will be displayed in italics and have the footnote “estimated”.
Auditor
Auditor {pc.Auditor}
Auditor {tf.Auditor}
Auditor of the company.
BusinessDescriptionExtended
Business Description {pc.BusinessDescriptionExtended}
Business Description Extended {tf.BusinessDescriptionExtended}
Detailed description of a company's operations. It may include any or all of the following items:
A general comment concerning the company's type of business
(1) The size of the company, if relevant
(2) Number of offices, stores, restaurants, etc.
(3) For a multi-bank holding company, the banks held
(4) For a manufacturer, products and brands
(5) For a retailer, store names
(6) Sales breakdown, if available
CapitalPerEmployee
Capital per Employee {pc.CapitalPerEmployee}
N/A
This shows the value of the assets employed per employee.
CashAndLiquidAssets
Cash and Liquid Assets {pc.CashAndLiquidAssets}
Cash & Short Term Investments {tf.CashAndSTInvestments}
Cash and short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so close to their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in interest rates.
CollectionPeriodRatio
Collection Period Ratio {pc.CollectionPeriodRatio}
Accounts Receivables Days {tf.AccountsReceivableDays}
Collection Period Ratio = (Accounts Receivable / Net Sales) * 365 Days -or-
(Trade Debtors / Turnover) * 365
Note: If at least one of the values involved in the calculation of the ratio is an estimated number, then the ratio will be displayed in italics and have the footnote “estimated”.
CompanyStatus
Company Status {pc.CompanyStatus}
Company Status {tf.CompanyStatus}
Provides specific information regarding the inactive status for a company, i.e., if it is privately held, bought out, acquired, merged, etc. For an active company, this field will not be populated.
CountryCode
Country of Domicile or Incorporation {pc.CountryCode}
Incorporation Code-Foreign (Country Incorporation Code) {tf.countrycode}
The three-character ISO code specifying the country the company is incorporated or domiciled in.
CSICCode
Sinotrust CSIC Code {pc.CSICCode}
N/A
Chinese Standard Industry Classification (CSIC) system customized by Sinotrust, a third-party vendor of private company data. CSIC code is available only for Chinese private companies. While the standard CSIC scheme is four-tiered, the Sinotrust CSIC scheme is a three tiered industry classification system with 1175 industries in the taxonomy.
CurrentLiabilitiesToInventory
Current Liabilities to Inventory {pc.CurrentLiabilitiesToInventory}
N/A
Current Liabilities to Inventory = (Total Current Liabilities / (Stock and Work In Progress)) * 100
CurrentLiabilitiesToNetWorth
Current Liabilities to Net Worth {pc.CurrentLiabilitiesToNetWorth}
N/A
Current Liabilities to Net Worth = (Total Current Liabilities / Tangible Net Worth) * 100
CurrentPeriodAnnual
Current Period For Annual Data {pc.CurrentPeriodAnnual}
Current Period For Annual Data {tf.CurrentPeriodAnnual}
Represents the most recent annual period of the most recent annual data recorded for an entity.
CurrentRatio
Current Ratio {pc.CurrentRatio}
Current Ratio {tf.CurrentRatio}
Current Ratio = Total Current Assets / Total Current Liabilities
DCN
Disclosure ID {pc.DCN}
Disclosure Company Number {tf.DCN}
Unique 10-digit number assigned by Disclosure Inc. to each company that files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Usually, the Company Number consists of one alphabet followed by nine digits. The alphabetic character is the same as the first letter of the company’s name. If the company’s name begins with the article “A” or “THE”, the article is ignored when assigning the Company Number. If the company’s name begins with a number, the first character is numeric (e.g., 20th Century Industries is assigned 2034650000).
Employees
Employees {pc.Employees}
Employees {tf.Employees}
The total number of employees in the business. This can be an actual or estimated figure. If the value is estimated, then the field will be displayed in italics and have the footnote “estimated”.
EntityKey
Unique Key Identifying The Entity {pc.EntityKey}
Unique Key Identifying The Entity {tf.EntityKey}
The permanent ID Number (Perm ID) assigned to an entity by Thomson Reuters.
EntityName
Name of Entity {pc.EntityName}
Name of Entity {tf.EntityName}
The legal or registered name of a company.
FaxNumber
Fax Number {pc.FaxNumber}
Fax Number {tf.FaxNumber}
The contact fax number of the company.
FiscalYearEndDate
Date of Fiscal Year End {pc.FiscalYearEndDate}
Date of Fiscal Year End {tf.FiscalYearEndDate}
Date of Fiscal Year End in MM/DD/YYYY format.
FixedAssetsToNetWorth
Fixed Assets to Net Worth {pc.FixedAssetsToNetWorth}
N/A
Fixed Assets to Net Worth = (Non-Current Assets -or- Total Fixed Assets) / Tangible Net Worth *100
Note: As the Net Worth figure is tangible, if the Tangible Fixed Asset figure is quoted in the accounts, this is used to calculate the Fixed Assets to Net Worth ratio.
FYREndMonthCurr
End month of fiscal year Current {pc.FYREndMonthCurr}
End month of fiscal year Current {tf.FYREndMonthCurr}
Provides the most recent fiscal year end represented as the month in which the fiscal year end occurs. Represented numerically, i.e., 1 = January, 2 = February and so on.
FYRTransitionMonth
Fiscal Year Transition Month {pc.FYRTransitionMonth}
Fiscal Year Transition Month {tf.FYRTransitionMonth}
The month in which the Fiscal Year breakpoint is determined - e.g. a FYR Transition Month of 6 would mean that all entities that file before the 6th month would have fiscal year ends in the previous year, whereas all entities that file their financials after the 5th month would fall into the current fiscal year.
GaleID
Accession Number {pc.GaleID}
Gale ID {tf.GaleID}
Unique identifier for an entity provided by Gale, a third-party vendor of private company content.
GemOrgID
Gem Original ID {pc.GemOrgID}
N/A
Unique identifier assigned to an entity by GEM (a Thomson Reuters entity master database)
GenerateID
Generate ID {pc.GenerateID}
N/A
Unique identifier for an entity provided by Generate, a third-party vendor of private company content.
GrossIncome
Gross Income {pc.GrossIncome}
Gross Income {tf.GrossIncome}
The difference between Sales or Revenues and the Cost of Goods Sold.
IBESTicker
Company IBES Ticker {pc.IBESTicker}
I/B/E/S Ticker {tf.IBESTicker}
Represents the symbol used by I/B/E/S to identify companies for which they track earnings estimates.
IncomeBefExtraItemsAndPfdDiv
Profit After Tax (before Extraordinary Items) {pc.IncomeBefExtraItemsAndPfdDiv}
Income Before Extraordinary Items And Preferred Dividends
{tf.IncomeBefExtraItemsAndPfdDiv}
Income after all operating and non-operating income and expense, taxation, minority interest and exceptional items.
IncomeBefIncomeTaxes
Pretax Income {pc.IncomeBefIncomeTaxes}
Pretax Income {tf.IncomeBefIncomeTaxes}
Income after all operating and non-operating income and expense, and before taxation, minority interest, exceptional and extraordinary items.
InventoryTurnover
Inventory Turnover {pc.InventoryTurnover}
N/A
Inventory Turnover = Net Sales / (Stock + Work in Progress)
Note: If at least one of the values involved in the calculation of the ratio is an estimated number, then the ratio will be displayed in italics and have the footnote “estimated”.
LongTermLiabilities
Long Term Liabilities {pc.LongTermLiabilities}
N/A
The amount of the obligations of the company due after one year.
NetIncome
Net Income {pc.NetIncome}
Net Income Available To Common {tf.NetIncome}
Income after all operating and non-operating income and expense, taxation, minority interest, exceptional and extraordinary items.
NetworthToTotalAssets
Networth to Total Assets {pc.NetworthToTotalAssets}
Common Equity % Total Assets {tf.CommonEquityPctTotalAssets}
Networth to Total Assets = (Net Worth / Total Assets) * 100 -or- (Total Shareholders Equity / Total Assets) * 100
PEBackedStatus
PEBackedStatus {pc.PEBackedStatus}
N/A
Indicates a company’s private equity/venture backed status. A private company can be classified under one of the four possible states/options within the PE Backed Status item.
Currently PE/VC Backed (Status Code: C): Indicates that the company is currently on the portfolio of a private equity or venture firm.
Formerly PE/VC Backed (Status Code: F): Indicates that the company used to be on the portfolio of a private equity or venture firm, but is no longer PE/VC Backed.
Current Portfolio Status Unknown –or- Unknown Portfolio Status (Status Code: U): Indicates that the company was on the portfolio of a private equity or venture firm at an earlier point in time, but as to whether the company is still on the portfolio of a PE or VC firm is unknown.
Never PE/VC Backed (Status Code: N): Indicates that the company was never on the portfolio of a private equity or venture firm, i.e., the company has never been PE or VC backed.
PhoneNumber
Phone Number {pc.PhoneNumber}
Phone Number {tf.PhoneNumber}
The contact telephone number of the company.
PretaxProfitMargin
Pretax Profit Margin {pc.PretaxProfitMargin}
Pretax Margin {tf.PretaxMargin}
Pretax Profit Margin = (Profit before Tax / Net Sales or Revenue) * 100
PrimaryNAICSCode
Primary NAICS Code {pc.PrimaryNAICSCode}
Primary NAICS Code {tf.PrimaryNAICSCode}
The NAICS Code of an entity’s primary business as determined by sales breakdown. If a sales breakdown is not available the NAICS Code is assigned according to best judgment. The version followed is NAICS 1997.
NAICS is a hierarchical structure and can consist of up to six digits / levels. The first two digits of the structure designate the NAICS sectors that represent general categories of economic activity. The third digit designates the sub-sector, the fourth digit designates the industry group, the fifth digit designates the NAICS industry, and the sixth digit designates the national industry.
PrimarySICCode
Primary SIC Code {pc.PrimarySICCode}
Primary Standard Industry Code {tf.PrimarySICCode}
The SIC Code of an entity’s primary business as determined by Sales breakdown. If a sales breakdown is not available the SIC Code is assigned according to best judgment. The version followed is SIC 1987.
Note: If the SIC Code for a company is derived based upon a mapping table (specifically CSIC to SIC mapping) without manual intervention & review, then the value will be displayed in italics and will have the footnote “derived”. Applicable only to Chinese companies.
PrivateIndicator
Private Entity Indicator {pc.PrivateIndicator}
Private Entity Indicator {tf.PrivateIndicator}
Indicates whether a company is private or public.
ProfitPerEmp
Profit Per Employee {pc.ProfitPerEmp}
N/A
Profit per Employee = Gross Profit / Employees –or- Profit before Tax / Employees –or- Net Profit / Employees
Note: If at least one of the values involved in the calculation of the ratio is an estimated number, then the ratio will be displayed in italics and have the footnote “estimated”.
QuickRatio
Quick Ratio {pc.QuickRatio}
Quick Ratio {tf.QuickRatio}
Quick Ratio = (Cash + Trade Debtors) / Total Current Liabilities
Region
Region {pc.Region}
Region {tf.Region}
Represents the region of the world that the company is domiciled in. Choices are Americas, Asia Pacific, Emerging Market, Europe and Africa, Non US and North America.
RegionCode
Region Code {pc.RegionCode}
Region Code {tf.RegionCode}
Represents the code for the region of the world that the company is domiciled in. AM = Americas, AP = Asia Pacific, EM = Emerging Market, EA = Europe and Africa, NU = Non US, NM = North America.
ReturnOnAssets
Return on Assets {pc.ReturnOnAssets}
N/A
Return on Assets = (Profit before Tax / Total Assets) * 100 -or- (Profit after Tax / Total Assets) * 100 -or- (Net Profit / Total Assets) * 100
ReturnOnCapital
Return on Capital {pc.ReturnOnCapital}
Return On Invested Capital {tf.ReturnOnInvestedCapital}
Return on Capital = (Profit before tax / Capital Employed) * 100
Note: Capital Employed = Total Assets (including Intangibles) less Current Liabilities
ReturnOnEquity
Return on Equity {pc.ReturnOnEquity}
Return on Equity {tf.ReturnOnEquity}
Return on Equity = (Net Income / Net Worth) * 100 -or- (Net Income / Shareholders Equity) * 100 –or- (Profit before Tax / Tangible Net Worth) * 100 -or- (Profit before Tax / Total Shareholders Equity) * 100
Note: Net Worth = Shareholders' Equity less Intangible Assets
ReturnOnSales
Return on Sales {pc.ReturnOnSales}
N/A
Return on Sales = (Net Income / Net Sales) * 100
Note: where Profit before Tax is reported in place of Net Income then ratio uses Pretax Income.
Note: If at least one of the values involved in the calculation of the ratio is an estimated number, then the ratio will be displayed in italics and have the footnote “estimated”.