What is Air Methods Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)?
Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Air Methods's average diluted shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was 38 Mil.
Air Methods Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Historical Data
The historical data trend for Air Methods'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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Air Methods Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Chart
Air Methods 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.
Air Methods (NAS:AIRM) 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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Air Methods Corp is a Delaware corporation, was established in Colorado in 1982. The Company provides air medical emergency transport services and systems throughout the United States of America. It designs, manufactures, and installs medical aircraft interiors and other aerospace and medical transport products. The Company also provides tourism operations in and around the Grand Canyon and Hawaiian Islands. The Company's operating segments include Air Medical Services, Tourism Division and United Rotorcraft. Air Medical Services provides air medical transportation services to the general population as an independent service and to hospitals or other institutions under exclusive operating agreements. The division operates 380 helicopters and 26 fixed wing aircraft under both Instrument Flight Rules and Visual Flight Rules. Tourism Division provides helicopter tours and charter flights, mainly focusing on Grand Canyon and Hawaiian Island tours. The division operates 48 helicopters under two Part 135 Air Carrier Certificates. United Rotorcraft Division designs, manufactures, and installs aircraft medical interiors and other aerospace and medical transport products for domestic and international customers. The Company maintains patents covering several products, including the Litter Lift System used in the U.S. Army's HH-60M helicopter and Medical Evacuation Vehicle, and the Articulating Patient Loading System and Modular Equipment Frame developed as part of the modular interior concept. The Company competes with several national and regional air medical transportation providers for contracts with hospitals and other healthcare institutions. It also competes with larger aerial tourism operators in the Grand Canyon market and a number of smaller operators in both the Grand Canyon and Hawaiian Island markets. The Company is subject to the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. All of its flight and maintenance operations-including equipment, ground facilities, dispatch, communications, flight training personnel and other matters affecting air safety are regulated and actively supervised by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the FAA. It is also subject to laws, regulations, and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations, NASDAQ Stock Market rules, and other federal and state securities laws.
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