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TAL Education Group (TAL Education Group) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) : 600 Mil (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is TAL Education Group Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. TAL Education Group's average diluted shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 600 Mil.


TAL Education Group Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for TAL Education Group's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) can be seen below:

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TAL Education Group Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Chart

TAL Education Group Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
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TAL Education Group Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 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 634.92 636.03 634.02 611.64 600.47

TAL Education Group 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.


TAL Education Group  (NYSE:TAL) 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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TAL Education Group (TAL Education Group) Business Description

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Xiaoying West Street, 5th Floor, Tower B, Heying Center, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN, 100085
TAL Education Group is a smart learning solutions provider in China. K-9 academic afterschool tutoring used to account for the majority of TAL's revenue before the regulatory changes in 2021 that imposed a nonprofit requirement on the business. After spinning off its K-9 academic afterschool tutoring business, TAL realigned its focus toward enrichment learning, content solutions, and learning technology solutions.

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