{"id":629,"date":"2018-09-20T15:24:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T06:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pacificd.wwwsg1-ss3.a2hosted.com\/?page_id=629"},"modified":"2019-02-06T12:08:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T03:08:57","slug":"data-coverage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pacificdata.co.jp\/wordpress\/data-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PacificBase Dynamics provides over 2,200 data items for currently traded and de-listed Japanese companies, including REITs and IPOs making it the most extensive database available in the market.<\/p>\n

The information is based on financial reports filings (yukashoken hokokusho) submitted to the Financial Services Agency, earnings announcements (kessan tanshin), and all registration documents issued by companies disclosed at the exchanges.<\/p>\n

Where available, both parent and consolidated data are supplied on an annual, semi-annual, and quarterly basis as far back as 1984.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Content<\/th>\nCoverage<\/th>\nHistory<\/th>\nSources<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
All Listed companies (Annual Data)<\/th>\nParent & Consolidated<\/td>\nFrom 1984<\/td>\nYukashoken Hokokusho and Kessan Tanshin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All Listed Companies (Semi-Annual Data)<\/th>\nParent & Consolidated<\/td>\nFrom 1988<\/td>\nKessan Tanshin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All Listed Companies (Quarterly Data)<\/th>\nParent & Consolidated<\/td>\nFrom 1998 where reported. Available \"as reported\" and in 3-month data series<\/td>\nKessan Tanshin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newly Listed Companies IPOs<\/th>\nParent & Consolidated<\/td>\nUp to 5 years prior to listing date<\/td>\nRegistration Statement and Prospectus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fundamental Data<\/th>\nAnnual Data<\/th>\nSemi-Annual\/Quarterly Data<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Parent<\/th>\nConsolidated<\/th>\nParent<\/th>\nConsolidated<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Balance Sheet<\/th>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Income Statement<\/th>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cash Flow Statement*<\/th>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Appropriation of Retained Earnings
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Business Segment Data**<\/th>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geographic Segment Data**<\/th>\n<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cost of Goods Manufactured<\/th>\n\u2713<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accounting Standards<\/th>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Supplementary Statements<\/th>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ratios***<\/th>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n\u2713<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* Consolidated as reported from 2000 (all firms) and as calculated through 1999 (non-financial firms). Parent data is included if consolidated is not disclosed. ** Segment data series from 1992. Segment data where reported, otherwise Sales Breakdown data. *** Calculated Ratios: Consolidated: Based on CFA program and financial sector specialists. Parent: Based on Bank of Japan definitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Market Data<\/th>\nCoverage<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Prices (open, high, low, close), Trading Volume, Dividends, Total Investment Returns<\/td>\nLatest Daily (end of latest trading day); Daily (last 260 trading days); and Monthly (since 1984, where applicable)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Issued Shares<\/td>\nLatest Daily (end of latest trading day); Daily (last 260 trading days); and Monthly (since 1984, where applicable)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exchange (Stock Exchange Code with Highest Traded Volume for Given Company)<\/td>\nLatest Daily (end of latest trading day); Daily (last 260 trading days); and Monthly (since 1984, where applicable)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adjustment Factor and Type<\/td>\nMonthly and cumulative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Forecasts<\/th>\nCoverage<\/th>\nHistory<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Data Series within Fundamentals<\/td>\nParent & Consolidated<\/td>\nInitial and latest revisions for annual and interim forecasts (Since 1996)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Integrated, Stand-Alone Data Series<\/td>\nParent & Consolidated<\/td>\nInitial and all revisions for annual and interim forecasts (Since 2008)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
General Company Information<\/th>\nCoverage<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Company Demographics<\/td>\nMost recent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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To ensure the highest levels of accuracy of our content, we have developed proprietary, automated, and scalable information acquisition and processing systems as well as proprietary, stringent, and highly automated quality control processes.<\/p>\n

The integrity of our data series is maintained by our expert quality assurance teams who are well versed in Japanese and international accounting and financial disclosure practices. The teams carefully monitor individual data items as they pass through a suite of rigorous and automated proprietary testing systems to verify inventory, completeness, statement balancing, continuity and, quality.<\/p>\n

As part of our dedication to our clients, we ensure the highest levels of integrity by continually reviewing and improving our proprietary quality control processes.<\/p>\n

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  • 100-150 reports processed per day during the yukashoken hokokusho peak period<\/li>\n
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    Company information is obtained directly from detailed annual, semi-annual, and quarterly financial reports (yukashoken hokokusho) and year-end, semi-annual, and quarterly corporate earnings releases (kessan tanshin). To ensure the highest levels of accuracy of our content, we have developed proprietary, automated, and scalable information acquisition and processing systems as well as proprietary, stringent, and highly automated quality control processes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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    PacificBase Dynamics brings you a vast range of Japanese information with over 2,200 data items on each of the 5,500+ currently traded and de-listed Japanese companies, as well as REITs and IPOs. Our coverage includes all available annual, semi-annual, and quarterly results on both parent and consolidated basis, along with detailed market data series.<\/p>\n

    Data series for periods where fiscal-year-end changes took place are also included as well as overlapping data series for periods where a major change has taken place in the accounting principles used to prepare financial reports (e.g., when a company changes from J-GAAP into IFRS, both sets of disclosed fundamentals are included for all relevant periods).<\/p>\n

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    PacificBase Dynamics includes all Japanese companies legally incorporated in Japan and listed in all Japanese exchanges, including foreign companies, listed in a Japanese exchange, that disclose their financials using Japanese accounting and in Japanese Yen.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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    The \u201cas-reported\u201d collected data series are presented in two separate, complementary databases. The first database is in a disaggregated and unadjusted format, allowing the user to decide how information should be manipulated and utilized. The second database is aggregated by PacificData on a 3-month quarterly-adjusted format, ready to be used \u201cas is\u201d and has been developed to greatly simplify the design and development of analytical models and derivative products by avoiding lengthy and cumbersome data manipulation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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        PacificBase Dynamics provides over 2,200 data items for currently traded and de-listed Japanese companies, including REITs and IPOs making it the most extensive database available in the market. The information is based on financial reports filings (yukashoken hokokusho) submitted to the Financial Services Agency, earnings announcements (kessan tanshin), and all registration documents issued by companies disclosed at the exchanges. Where available, both parent and consolidated data are supplied on an annual, semi-annual, and quarterly basis as far back as 1984. Content Coverage History Sources All Listed companies (Annual Data) Parent & Consolidated From 1984 Yukashoken Hokokusho and Kessan Tanshin All Listed Companies (Semi-Annual Data) Parent & Consolidated From 1988 Kessan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-629","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificdata.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificdata.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificdata.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificdata.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificdata.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificdata.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":720,"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificdata.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/629\/revisions\/720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pacificdata.co.jp\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}