Shares outstanding are all the shares of a corporation that have been authorized, issued and purchased by investors and are held by them. They are distinguished from treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, thus representing no exercisable rights. Shares outstanding and treasury shares together amount to the number of issued shares.
Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The basic count is the current number of shares. Dividend distributions and voting in the general meeting of shareholders are calculated according to this number. The fully diluted shares outstanding count, on the other hand, includes diluting securities, such as warrants, capital notes or convertibles. If the company has any diluting securities, this indicates the potential future increased number of shares outstanding.
The number of outstanding shares may change due to changes in the number of issued shares, as well as the change in treasury shares. Both can occur at any time of the year. There are several useful public sources to find the number of shares outstanding of a given corporation.
Public traded companies' investor relationsedit
The financial reporting obligation of the publicly traded company also ensures the publication of issued and outstanding shares. The reports are usually available in the investor relations section of the company's website. Web directories are supporting direct access to company websites.[1] Publicly traded companies bundle the reports in the investor relations section, e.g. Deutsche Bank,[2] Eni S.p.a.,[3]AB InBev,[4] EDP - Energias do Brasil SA[5] or Accor SA.[6]
Authorized information serviceedit
In many countries, there is an information service authorized or provided by the local financial authority which gives access to companies' financial reporting. In the United States, the number of shares outstanding may be obtained from quarterly filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Quarterly filings are accessible using the US EDGAR.[7] In Germany, those figures are available using the German company register, the central platform for storage of company data.[8] In the Netherlands, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) provides on its website a register of issued capital.[9] In Italy, the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) provides on its website a register of issuers with latest total shares.[10]
Local stock exchangesedit
Since outstanding shares are an essential detail of publicly traded companies the number can be found on the local stock exchange websites. Beyond stock charts and listed prices, they also provide the companies' number of outstanding shares. Examples include the Brazilian BM&FBOVESPA,[11] the Swiss SIX,[12] the Borsa Italiana[13] and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (where shares outstanding are termed "Capital Listed for Trading").[14]
^"Tel Aviv Stock Exchange TASE Site – Securities".
External linksedit
Investopedia: Outstanding Shares
April 11, 2024
shares, outstanding, shares, corporation, that, have, been, authorized, issued, purchased, investors, held, them, they, distinguished, from, treasury, shares, which, shares, held, corporation, itself, thus, representing, exercisable, rights, treasury, shares, . Shares outstanding are all the shares of a corporation that have been authorized issued and purchased by investors and are held by them They are distinguished from treasury shares which are shares held by the corporation itself thus representing no exercisable rights Shares outstanding and treasury shares together amount to the number of issued shares Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted The basic count is the current number of shares Dividend distributions and voting in the general meeting of shareholders are calculated according to this number The fully diluted shares outstanding count on the other hand includes diluting securities such as warrants capital notes or convertibles If the company has any diluting securities this indicates the potential future increased number of shares outstanding Contents 1 Finding the number of shares outstanding 1 1 Public traded companies investor relations 1 2 Authorized information service 1 3 Local stock exchanges 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksFinding the number of shares outstanding editThe number of outstanding shares may change due to changes in the number of issued shares as well as the change in treasury shares Both can occur at any time of the year There are several useful public sources to find the number of shares outstanding of a given corporation Public traded companies investor relations edit The financial reporting obligation of the publicly traded company also ensures the publication of issued and outstanding shares The reports are usually available in the investor relations section of the company s website Web directories are supporting direct access to company websites 1 Publicly traded companies bundle the reports in the investor relations section e g Deutsche Bank 2 Eni S p a 3 AB InBev 4 EDP Energias do Brasil SA 5 or Accor SA 6 Authorized information service edit In many countries there is an information service authorized or provided by the local financial authority which gives access to companies financial reporting In the United States the number of shares outstanding may be obtained from quarterly filings with the U S Securities and Exchange Commission Quarterly filings are accessible using the US EDGAR 7 In Germany those figures are available using the German company register the central platform for storage of company data 8 In the Netherlands the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets AFM provides on its website a register of issued capital 9 In Italy the Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa CONSOB provides on its website a register of issuers with latest total shares 10 Local stock exchanges edit Since outstanding shares are an essential detail of publicly traded companies the number can be found on the local stock exchange websites Beyond stock charts and listed prices they also provide the companies number of outstanding shares Examples include the Brazilian BM amp FBOVESPA 11 the Swiss SIX 12 the Borsa Italiana 13 and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange where shares outstanding are termed Capital Listed for Trading 14 See also editShare capital Public floatReferences edit Yahoo Finance Business Finance Stock Market Quotes News finance yahoo com Investor Relations Deutsche Bank www db com Investors and ENI stakeholders Eni www eni com Anheuser Busch InBev SA investor relations EDP Energias do Brasil SA investor relations Worldwide leader in hospitality AccorHotels Group www accor com SEC gov Filings amp Forms www sec gov Unternehmensregister www unternehmensregister de Homepage van toezichthouder Autoriteit Financiele Markten AFM www afm nl Italian CONSOB Brasilian BM amp FBOVESPA SIX Swiss Exchange www six swiss exchange com Quotazioni Azioni Obbligazioni ETF Fondi Indici Borsa Italiana www borsaitaliana it Tel Aviv Stock Exchange TASE Site Securities External links editInvestopedia Outstanding Shares Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shares outstanding amp oldid 1133525563, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
