Empire Resources (Empire Resources) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) : 8.4 Mil (As of Dec. 2016)

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What is Empire Resources Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Empire Resources's average basic shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was 8.4 Mil.

Empire Resources Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Historical Data

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

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Empire Resources Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Chart

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Empire Resources Quarterly Data
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Empire Resources 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.

Empire Resources (NAS:ERS) 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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Empire Resources (Empire Resources) Business Description

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http://www.empireresources.com

Empire Resources Inc was incorporated in the State of Delaware in 1990 under the name Integrated Technology USA, Inc. On September 17, 1999, the Company merged with Empire Resources, Inc. a distributor of value added, semi-finished aluminum products. Since the merger, the Company has continued the business of Empire under the name of Empire Resources, Inc. The Company is engaged in the purchase, sale and distribution of semi-finished aluminum and steel products to customer base located in the Americas, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The Company sells its products through its own marketing and sales personnel and its independent sales agents who are located in North America and in Europe. The Company's semi-finished aluminum and steel products which are produced by processing aluminum or steel and/or aluminum scrap. A product is considered 'semi-finished' if it has not yet been converted into a final end product. Semi-finished aluminum products include aluminum sheet, coil, plate and foil, rod, bar and wire, extruded and cast products. The Company provides many of these forms of semi-finished aluminum products to its customers. The Company sells its products mainly through its own marketing and sales personnel. In addition, it sells less than 10% of its products through independent sales agents. The Company serves more than 300 customers in industries, such as distribution, transportation, automobile, housing, appliances and packaging. Its competitors include aluminum producers and rolling mills. Its competitors include: Alcoa Inc. and Aleris Rolled Products, Inc. The Company is subject to governmental regulations governing imports, in particular regulations governing the imposition of tariffs and antidumping and other duties.

Executives

Leon G Cooperman	10 percent owner	7118 MELROSE CASTLE LANE, BOCA RATON FL 33496
Jack Bendheim	director	C/O EMPIRE RESOURCES, INC., 1 PARKER PLAZA, SUIET 10, FORT LEE NJ 07024
Nathan Mazurek	director	C/O PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC., 400 KELBY STREET 9TH FLOOR, FORT LEE NJ 07024
Douglas Kass	director	C/O EMPIRE RESOURCES, INC., ONE PARKER PLAZA, FORT LEE NJ 07024

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