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Bluestone Global (ASX:BUE) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) : 391.6 Mil (As of Jun. 2013)


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What is Bluestone Global Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Bluestone Global's average basic shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was 391.6 Mil.


Bluestone Global Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bluestone Global's Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) can be seen below:

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Bluestone Global Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Chart

Bluestone Global Annual Data
Trend Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 4.78 15.47 159.45 249.16 391.64

Bluestone Global Semi-Annual Data
Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Get a 7-Day Free Trial 4.78 15.47 159.45 249.16 391.64

Bluestone Global Shares Outstanding (Basic 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.


Bluestone Global  (ASX:BUE) Shares Outstanding (Basic 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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Bluestone Global (ASX:BUE) Business Description

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Bluestone Global Limited is a specialist labour hire, professional placement and international recruitment firm trading under three key brands: Bluestone Recruitment, ResCo Services and Bluestone International. The Group has core capabilities encompassing temporary, permanent and international recruitment with a focus on the skills and labour constrained industries, including energy (coal, oil & gas), resources, transport and logistics, information technology, health, aged care and financial services. The Company operates its business in three segments: labour hire segment, mining segment and international segment. The Labor Hire segment engages in the placement of temporary and permanent workers domestically and overseas. The Mining segment provides solutions to the resources sector including the delivery of skilled labour, operations of mining sites, maintenance of plant and equipment and the provision of critical spares and consumables. The International segment engages in placement of temporary and permanent workers in Australia, sourced internationally.

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