Shares outstanding

Shares outstanding are common shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person or institution that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury shares, which is common stock held by the corporation.

Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities as options, warrants or convertibles. In the United States, shares outstanding can be obtained from quarterly filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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This accountancy-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Corporate finance Fundamental analysis Economics and finance stubs Accounting stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Church of North India Abiko Station (Osaka) Look at other dictionaries: shares outstanding — The number of shares that have been issued that are actually in the hands of investors. Exchange Handbook Glossary * * * shares outstanding UK US noun [plural] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► OUTSTANDING SHARES(Cf. ↑outstanding shares) …   Financial and business terms Outstanding shares — Shares that are currently owned by investors. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * outstanding shares outstanding shares ➔ Share * * * outstanding shares UK US noun [plural] (also shares outstanding, outstanding stock [U]) …   Financial and business terms outstanding shares — shares that are currently owned by investors. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * outstanding shares outstanding shares ➔ Share * * * outstanding shares UK US noun [plural] (also shares outstanding, outstanding stock [U]) ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET …   Financial and business terms Shares authorized — is the maximum number of shares that a company can issue. This number is specified in the company s articles of association but can be changed by shareholder approval. A company usually authorizes a higher number of shares than required to be… …   Wikipedia outstanding — out·stand·ing adj 1: not paid had several outstanding debts 2: publicly issued and sold a million shares outstanding Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary outstanding — Used in the context of general equities. stock held by shareholders (verses the company s treasury stock). Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * outstanding out‧stand‧ing [aʊtˈstændɪŋ] adjective 1. FINANCE a company s outstanding shares are all… …   Financial and business terms outstanding issue — UK US noun [U] ► FINANCE the total number of shares held by a company s shareholders at a particular time, which may be less than authorized issue (= the number it is allowed to sell): »If their holdings exceed 5% of the total outstanding issue… …   Financial and business terms outstanding issue — n. The total number of shares actually sold to shareholders less treasury stock; must be less than the authorized issue (the amount permitted by the company s charter). Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …   Law dictionary outstanding stock — Shares of corporate stock held as obligations of the corporation, as distinguished from treasury stock. Borg v International Silver Co. (CA2 NY) 11 F2d 147 …   Ballentine's law dictionary Outstanding Shares — Stock currently held by investors, including restricted shares owned by the company s officers and insiders, as well as those held by the public. Shares that have been repurchased by the company are not considered outstanding stock. Also referred …   Investment dictionary 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”