Great-West Lifeco (Great-West Lifeco) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

: 935 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. Great-West Lifeco's average diluted shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 935 Mil.

Great-West Lifeco Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great-West Lifeco's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) can be seen below:

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Great-West Lifeco Annual Data

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Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

946.53

927.79

930.96

932.28

933.54

Great-West Lifeco 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)																931.83	932.95	933.09	933.46	934.76

Great-West Lifeco 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.

Great-West Lifeco (OTCPK:GWLIF) 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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Great-West Lifeco (Great-West Lifeco) Business Description

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Address

100 Osborne Street North, Winnipeg, MB, CAN, R3C 1V3

Website

https://www.greatwestlifeco.com

Great-West Lifeco provides life insurance, health insurance, retirement products, asset management, recordkeeping services, and reinsurance products in Canada, the United States, and Europe. The Canada business contributes approximately 35% of adjusted earnings and has leading market positions in group insurance, group retirement, and individual insurance. The company operates the second-largest recordkeeping business under the Empower brand in the United States, with an earnings contribution from the country approximating 20%. Great-West Lifeco also offers various products across Europe markets with a strong presence in the U.K., Ireland, and Germany. The Europe segment contributes around 28% of adjusted earnings and the reinsurance business accounts for around 17% of adjusted earnings.