American Metal & Technology (American Metal & Technology) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) : 11.94 Mil (As of Sep. 2010)

American Metal & Technology Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Chart

American Metal & Technology Annual Data
	Trend	Jul00	Jul01	Jul02	Jul03	Jul04	Jul05	Jul06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.55	7.62	9.00	10.49	10.78

American Metal & Technology Quarterly Data
	Oct05	Jan06	Apr06	Jul06	Oct06	Jan07	Apr07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															10.72	10.98	12.01	11.94	11.94

American Metal & Technology Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Calculation

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, having no exercisable rights.

Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities, such as options, warrants or convertibles.

Please note: GuruFocus named Shares Outstanding (EOP) is the shares for that exact time point. It is usually used to calculate balance sheet related items, such as Book Value per Share, etc. While Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) and Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) are the weighted average shares over a period of time (a year, a quarter, or so). They are usually used to calculate income statement or cashflow statement related items, such as Earnings per Share (Diluted), etc.

American Metal & Technology  (OTCPK:AMGY) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Explanation

A company may buy back shares or issue shares in any fiscal period. If a company buys back shares, we should observe that the total number of shares decline. If the company issues new shares, the number of shares outstanding increases.

Be Aware

Usually the presence of treasury shares and a history of buyback are good indicators that company has competitive advantage. But studies have shown that companies usually buy back at wrong time. Buying back shares below its intrinsic value increases value for remaining shareholders. Buying back overvalued shares destroys value for existing shareholders.

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