Discrepancies between TotalAssetsActual and TotAssets values for EA banks

MGM

Hello,

We regularly query banks data from Refinitiv Workspace for TotalAssetsActual. We noticed several discrepancies between the values of this variable and those of TotAssets, though in principle they should align. Specifically:

• for some banks and periods, e.g. RIC DBKGn.DE - quarters between 2023 Q1 and 2024 Q3, there are missing data for TotAssetsActual, while the data is there for TotAssets;
• in very few cases, the are missing data for TotAssets while the data is present for TotalAssetsActual, e.g. MDBI.MI in 2024 Q3 and 2024 Q4;
• there are cases (excluding those where either TotalAssetsActual or TotAssets are missing) where the values of the 2 variables for the same instrument and financial period differ - the delta between the two varies a lot; e.g. RIC KBC.BR in 2019 Q4 and 2022 Q4.

More generally, we noticed that TotalAssetsActual has several missing data especially at FQ frequency.

Could you please clarify the reasons for these discrepancies?

Thanks a lot for your assistance!

Jirapongse

@MGM

Thank you for reaching out to us.

As this forum is more for programming type queries, rather than content queries - I would recommend you raise a 'I need help understanding content within the product' ticket with our helpdesk. That way a Content specialist can work closely with you and verify the assumption.