Sigma-Aldrich (FRA:SIQ) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) : 121 Mil (As of Sep. 2015)

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What is Sigma-Aldrich Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Sigma-Aldrich's average diluted shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 121 Mil.

Sigma-Aldrich Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sigma-Aldrich's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) can be seen below:

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Sigma-Aldrich Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Chart

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Sigma-Aldrich Shares Outstanding (Diluted 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.

Sigma-Aldrich (FRA:SIQ) Shares Outstanding (Diluted 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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Sigma-Aldrich Corp was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in May 1975. The Company is a life science and a technology company that helps in enhancing human health and safety. The Company manufactures and distributes chemicals, biochemicals and other essential products and equipment products to its customers in research and applied labs as well as in industrial and commercial markets. The Company operates in three units including Research, Applied and SAFC Commercial. The Research unit products and services includes chemicals, reagents and kits, enabling the scientists to discover and develop new drugs and materials; Applied unit products and services includes high quality components and kits, chemical reagents, critical raw materials and certified reference standards, providing customized solutions to and constitute critical components and materials for diagnostic companies, testing laboratories and industrial companies; SAFC Commercial unit's products and services are used by its customers to develop and manufacture pharma, biopharma and electronics products. Its customers include pharmaceutical companies, universities, commercial laboratories, industrial companies, biotechnology companies, non-profit organizations, governmental institutions, diagnostic, chemical and electronics companies and hospitals. The Company's trademarks are the brand names; Sigma-Aldrich, Sigma, Aldrich, Fluka, Riedel-de HaÃ«n, Supelco, SAFC, SAFC Biosciences, SAFC Hitech, Genosys, Proligo, Pharmorphix, Cerilliant, Vetec, BioReliance and Cell Marque. The Company is subject to extensive regulation by federal, state and local governments and similar international agencies relating to the manufacture, sale and distribution of its products.

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