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Kingsway Financial Services (Kingsway Financial Services) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)

: 27.2 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)
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Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Kingsway Financial Services's average basic shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 27.2 Mil.


Kingsway Financial Services Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kingsway Financial Services's Shares Outstanding (Basic 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.

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Kingsway Financial Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.86 22.18 22.54 22.96 25.71

Kingsway Financial Services Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.12 24.06 25.30 26.24 27.23

Kingsway Financial Services 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.


Kingsway Financial Services  (NYSE:KFS) 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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Kingsway Financial Services (Kingsway Financial Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1520, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Kingsway Financial Services Inc through subsidiaries operates in the extended warranty, asset management, and real estate industries in the United States. It operates through three segments: Extended Warranty and Kingsway Search Xcelerator. The Extended Warranty segment provides after-market vehicle protection services distributed by credit unions. The firm generates maximum revenue from Extended Warranty segment in the form of Service fee and commission income.
Executives
Fitzgerald John Taylor Maloney director, officer: Executive Vice President KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., 150 PIERCE ROAD, SUITE 600, ITASCA IL 60143
Kent A Hansen officer: CFO & EVP C/O KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., 150 PIERCE ROAD, SUITE 600, ITASCA IL 60143
Charles L Frischer director 3156 EAST LAURELHURST DRIVE, NE, SEATTLE WA 98105
Oakmont Capital Inc 10 percent owner 112 ST.CLAIR AVENUE WEST, SUITE 400, ONTARIO Z4 M4V 2Y3
Gregory Paul Hannon director OAKMONT CAPITAL INC., 45 ST. CLAIR AVENUE WEST, SUITE 400, TORONTO A6 M4V 1K9
Terence Michael Kavanagh director OAKMONT CAPITAL INC., 45 ST. CLAIR AVENUE WEST, SUITE 400, TORONTO A6 M4V 1K9
Joseph Stilwell director, 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Paul R. Hogan officer: Secretary and General Counsel 150 PIERCE ROAD, SUITE 600, ITASCA IL 60143
Porcelli Corissa B. director 150 PIERCE ROAD, SUITE 600, ITASCA IL 60143
Stilwell Associates L P 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Activist Investments, L.p. 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Activist Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Value Partners Vii, L.p. 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Hickey William August Jr officer: Executive VP, COO and CFO KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 150 PIERCE ROAD, SUITE 600, ITASCA IL 60143
Douglas Levine director 2602 NW 5TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33127