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MCS Services (ASX:MSG) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 198.10 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is MCS Services Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. MCS Services's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 198.10 Mil.

MCS Services's quarterly shares outstanding declined from Jun. 2023 (198.42 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (198.10 Mil). It means MCS Services bought back shares from Jun. 2023 to Dec. 2023 .

MCS Services's annual shares outstanding increased from Jun. 2022 (188.98 Mil) to Jun. 2023 (198.42 Mil). It means MCS Services issued new shares from Jun. 2022 to Jun. 2023 .


MCS Services Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for MCS Services's Shares Outstanding (EOP) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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MCS Services Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

MCS Services Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 187.55 186.28 186.28 188.98 198.42

MCS Services Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (EOP) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 186.28 188.98 198.82 198.42 198.10

Competitive Comparison of MCS Services's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, MCS Services's Shares Outstanding (EOP), along with its competitors' market caps and Shares Outstanding (EOP) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


MCS Services's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, MCS Services's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MCS Services's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.



MCS Services Shares Outstanding (EOP) 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 end of period. 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.


MCS Services  (ASX:MSG) Shares Outstanding (EOP) 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.

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.


Be Aware

Warren Buffett looks for consistency and upward long term trend. Because of share repurchase it is possible for net earnings trend to differ from EPS trend. He preferred net income over EPS. The companies with durable competitive advantage companies report higher % net earnings to total revenues.

Important: If a company is showing net earnings history greater than 20% on total revenues, it is probably benefiting from a long term competitive advantage.

If net earnings is less than 10%, likely to be in a highly competitive business.


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MCS Services (ASX:MSG) Business Description

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Address
3/108, Winton Road, Joondalup, WA, AUS, 6027
MCS Services Ltd provides a range of security services in Western Australia. It has a single reporting segment Retail and event security, and Traffic Management. The Group provides uniformed unarmed guards to shopping centres, sporting events, entertainment events, hospitals, government buildings, corporate offices, and community facilities together with covert security, alarm installation, and CCTV monitoring, primarily in Western Australia.

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