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F5 (FFIV) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

: 60 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. F5's average diluted shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 60 Mil.


F5 Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for F5'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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F5 Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 60.46 61.38 62.06 61.10 60.27

F5 Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (Diluted 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 60.39 60.69 60.31 59.69 59.65

F5 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.


F5  (NAS:FFIV) 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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F5 (FFIV) Business Description

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Address
801 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA, 98104
F5 is a market leader in the application delivery controller market. The company sells products for security, application performance, and automation. Its three customer verticals are enterprises, service providers, and government entities. Revenue is evenly split between its services business and products business with revenue trending toward products due to software adoption. The Seattle-based firm was incorporated in 1996, has about 6,500 employees, and generates about 55% its revenue within the Americas, 25% in EMEA, and 20% in APAC/Japan.
Executives
Francis J. Pelzer officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 18400 NE UNION HILL RD., REDMOND WA 98052
Scot Frazier Rogers officer: Interim General Counsel C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Chad Michael Whalen officer: EVP, Worldwide Sales C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Alan Higginson director
Francois Locoh-donou director, officer: President, CEO & Director C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. W., SEATTLE WA 98119
Thomas Dean Fountain officer: EVP and Chief Strategy Officer C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Tami A. Erwin director 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ana Maria White officer: EVP and Chief HR Officer C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Michael L Dreyer director C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Mika Yamamoto officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 21300 VICTORY BLVD.,, 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Geng Lin officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Marianne Budnik director C/O ACME PACKET, INC., 100 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Phillips James Malcolm Jr director C/O F5, INC., 801 FIFTH AVE., SEATTLE WA 98104
Michael F Montoya director C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 801 FIFTH AVE., SEATTLE WA 98104
Deborah L Bevier director PO BOX 91258, BELLEVUE WA 98009