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Air Canada (TSX:AC) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 358 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Air Canada Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Air Canada's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 358 Mil.

Air Canada's quarterly shares outstanding stayed the same from Sep. 2023 (358 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (358 Mil).

Air Canada's annual shares outstanding increased from Dec. 2022 (358 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (358 Mil). It means Air Canada issued new shares from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .


Air Canada Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Air Canada's Shares Outstanding (EOP) 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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Air Canada Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Air Canada Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
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Air Canada Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (EOP) 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 358.36 358.43 358.46 358.47 358.47

Competitive Comparison of Air Canada's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Airlines subindustry, Air Canada's Shares Outstanding (EOP), along with its competitors' market caps and Shares Outstanding (EOP) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Air Canada's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Air Canada's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Air Canada's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.



Air Canada Shares Outstanding (EOP) 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 end of period. 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.


Air Canada  (TSX:AC) Shares Outstanding (EOP) 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.

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.


Be Aware

Warren Buffett looks for consistency and upward long term trend. Because of share repurchase it is possible for net earnings trend to differ from EPS trend. He preferred net income over EPS. The companies with durable competitive advantage companies report higher % net earnings to total revenues.

Important: If a company is showing net earnings history greater than 20% on total revenues, it is probably benefiting from a long term competitive advantage.

If net earnings is less than 10%, likely to be in a highly competitive business.


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Air Canada (TSX:AC) Business Description

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7373 Cote Vertu Boulevard West, Air Canada Centre, Saint-Laurent, QC, CAN, H4S 1Z3
Air Canada is Canada's largest airline, generally serving nearly 50 million passengers each year together with its low-cost sub-brand called Rouge and contracts for regional connection flights to its network. Air Canada is a sixth freedom airline, similar to Gulf carriers, which flies many U.S. nationals on long-haul trips with a layover in Canada. In 2022, the company generated CAD 16.6 billion in total revenue, down from CAD 19 billion in 2019 as the airline is still recovering from the pandemic and related travel restrictions.