What is Summit Materials Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)?
Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Summit Materials's average diluted shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 168 Mil.
Summit Materials Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Historical Data
The historical data trend for Summit Materials's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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.
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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Summit Materials (Summit Materials) Business Description
Summit Materials Inc is an aggregates supplier and cement producer in the United States. The company sells products that include aggregates, which it supplies across the United States, and in British Columbia, Canada, and cement, which it supplies to surrounding states along the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Louisiana. In addition to supplying aggregates to customers, the company uses a portion of its materials internally to produce ready-mix concrete and asphalt paving mix, which may be sold externally or used in its paving and related services businesses. The company operates in 22 U.S. states and in British Columbia, Canada and has assets in 21 U.S. states and in British Columbia, Canada through their platforms.
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