MetalQuest Mining (MetalQuest Mining) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 26.91 Mil (As of Oct. 2023)

MetalQuest Mining Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

MetalQuest Mining Annual Data
	Trend	Jan14	Jan15	Jan16	Jan17	Jan18	Jan19	Jan20	Jan21	Jan22	Jan23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					24.64	24.64	24.64	26.91	26.91

MetalQuest Mining Quarterly Data
	Jan19	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															26.91	26.91	26.91	26.91	26.91

Competitive Comparison of MetalQuest Mining's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, MetalQuest Mining'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.

MetalQuest Mining's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, MetalQuest Mining's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

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

MetalQuest Mining 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.

MetalQuest Mining  (OTCPK:MQMIF) 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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