Hormel Foods (Hormel Foods) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

: 548 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)

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Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Hormel Foods's average diluted shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 548 Mil.

Hormel Foods Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hormel Foods's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) can be seen below:

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Hormel Foods Annual Data

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Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

545.23

546.59

547.58

549.57

548.98

Hormel Foods Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)																547.92	549.01	548.64	548.25	547.92

Hormel Foods 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.

Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) 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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Hormel Foods (Hormel Foods) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

1 Hormel Place, Austin, MN, USA, 55912-3680

Website

https://www.hormelfoods.com

Historically meat-focused, Hormel Foods broadened its lineup to include other protein offerings and become a branded food company. The firm sells its wares through multiple channels, including U.S. retail (64% of fiscal 2023 sales), U.S. food service (30%), and international (6%). By product, 53% of fiscal 2022 sales were from perishable food, 27% from shelf-stable, 17% from poultry, and 3% from other products. Major brands include Hormel, Spam, Jennie-O, Columbus, Applegate, Planters, and Skippy. Many of these hold the number one or two market share in their respective categories.

Executives

Susan K Nestegard	director	AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD., 2 BETHESDA METRO, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Kevin L Myers	officer: Vice President	1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Deanna T Brady	officer: Vice President	1 HORMEL STREET, AUSTIN MN 55912
Elsa A Murano	director	1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912-3680
Pierre M Lilly	officer: SVP & Chief Compliance Officer	1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Mark J Ourada	officer: Group Vice President	1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Mark A Coffey	officer: Vice President	1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Prado Becerra Jose Luis	director	50 S. LASALLE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60603
Ray G Young	director	77 WEST WACKER DR., SUITE 4600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Michael Paul Zechmeister	director	C/O UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC., 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Patrick J Connor	officer: Vice President	1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
James P Snee	officer: Vice President	1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Katherine M Losness-larson	officer: Senior Vice President	1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Florence Makope	officer: Vice President and Treasurer	1 HORMEL PLACE, AUSTIN MN 55912
Christopher J. Policinski	director	4001 LEXINGTON AVENUE N., ARDEN HILLS MN 55126