backfill_addresses: Backfill addresses
In NickSEC/SECAddresses: Read and clean data from SEC 10K and 10Q address files

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Note Author(s) Examples

If a business address field is blank, this routine copies the mailing address into it. Likewise, if a mailing address field is blank, it copies the business address into it. The data is taken from the parsed EDGAR list that the SEC provides.

1	backfill_addresses(x)

`x`	A data frame in the SEC's format

This routine is provided for continuity of the address data in 10K and 10Q filings. There are times when only a business address, or only a mailing address, are provided. This routine will copy the non-blank address into the blank address. The main advantage to this, besides address data continuity, is in having the business address fields populated. Some analytical routines pull their data from the business address, so it's a good idea to have it fully populated. The business address fields checked are: 'bas1','bas2','cityba',.stprba','zipba' The mainling address fields checked are: 'mas1','mas2','cityma',.stprma','zipma'

A data frame with non-blank address fields

Since it is highly unlikely that both the maling and business address fields will be blank at the same time, no check is made to see if this is the case.

Nick Lukianoff