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Eastern Platinum (JSE:EPS) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) : 202 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Eastern Platinum Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Eastern Platinum's average basic shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 202 Mil.


Eastern Platinum Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Historical Data

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

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Eastern Platinum Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Chart

Eastern Platinum Annual Data
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Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 92.60 96.75 135.42 137.82 178.90

Eastern Platinum Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) 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 137.82 173.03 201.90 202.16 201.90

Eastern Platinum 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.


Eastern Platinum  (JSE:EPS) 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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Eastern Platinum (JSE:EPS) Business Description

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Address
1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1080, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 4A2
Eastern Platinum Ltd owns, directly and indirectly, a number of PGM and chrome assets in the Republic of South Africa. All of the company's properties are situated on the western and eastern limbs of the Bushveld Complex, the geological environment that hosts approximately 80% of the world's PGM-bearing ore. It has three segments CRM, Eastern Limb and Corporate. Operations at the Crocodile River Mine include re-mining and processing its tailings resource, with an offtake of the chrome concentrate to Union Goal from the Zandfontein UG2 tailings facility and the processing and extraction of platinum group metals.

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