What is ARI Network Services Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)?
Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. ARI Network Services's average diluted shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 was 18.01 Mil.
ARI Network Services Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Historical Data
The historical data trend for ARI Network Services'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.
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ARI Network Services Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Chart
ARI Network Services 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.
ARI Network Services (NAS:ARIS) 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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ARI Network Services (ARI Network Services) Business Description
ARI Network Services Inc was incorporated in Wisconsin in 1981. The Company creates software-as-a-service and data-as-a-service solutions that help equipment manufacturers, distributors and dealers in selected vertical markets Sell More Stuff!TM online and in-store. Its SaaS and DaaS solutions include eCommerce-enabled websites, which provide a web presence for dealers and serve as a platform for driving leads and eCommerce sales, eCatalogs, which drive sales of inventory and PG&A both online and within the dealership, and lead management software designed to increase sales for dealers through more efficient management and improved closure of leads. Its SaaS and DaaS solutions are sold through its internal sales force and are comprised of recurring hosting, license and eCatalog subscriptions. Customers typically sign annual, auto-renewing contracts. Its eCommerce-enabled websites provide consumers with information about a dealership and its product lines and allow consumers to obtain information on whole goods and purchase PG&A through the dealers website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Its website solutions are tailored to each of the vertical markets it serves and tightly integrated with its electronic library of inventory and PG&A content. The Company also offers a mobile solution that allows dealers websites to be fully functional on smart mobile phones. Its eCatalog solutions, which encompass its PartSmart, PartSmart Web and PartStream products, leverage its library of electronic whole goods and PG&A content to allow distributors and dealers to view and interact with this information to efficiently support the sales and service of equipment. Its SaaS solution, Footsteps, is designed to efficiently manage and nurture generated leads, increasing conversion rates and ultimately revenues for its customers. It also offers solutions, which include search engine marketing, software and website customization services, website hosting, and document transfer and communication services. Competition for its products and services varies by product and by vertical market. In eCatalogs, it competes with Snap-on Business Solutions, which designs and delivers eCatalogs, accessory sales tools, and manufacturer network development services, mainly to the automotive, powersports, OPE, construction, agriculture and mining markets.
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