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Agricultural Bank of China (Agricultural Bank of China) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 349,983 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Agricultural Bank of China Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Agricultural Bank of China's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 349,983 Mil.

Agricultural Bank of China's quarterly shares outstanding stayed the same from Dec. 2023 (349,983 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (349,983 Mil).

Agricultural Bank of China's annual shares outstanding stayed the same from Dec. 2022 (349,983 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (349,983 Mil).


Agricultural Bank of China Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agricultural Bank of China's Shares Outstanding (EOP) 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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Agricultural Bank of China Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Agricultural Bank of China Annual Data
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Agricultural Bank of China Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Agricultural Bank of China's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Agricultural Bank of China's Shares Outstanding (EOP), along with its competitors' market caps and Shares Outstanding (EOP) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Agricultural Bank of China's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Agricultural Bank of China's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Agricultural Bank of China's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.



Agricultural Bank of China Shares Outstanding (EOP) 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 end of period. 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.


Agricultural Bank of China  (OTCPK:ACGBF) Shares Outstanding (EOP) 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.

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.


Be Aware

Warren Buffett looks for consistency and upward long term trend. Because of share repurchase it is possible for net earnings trend to differ from EPS trend. He preferred net income over EPS. The companies with durable competitive advantage companies report higher % net earnings to total revenues.

Important: If a company is showing net earnings history greater than 20% on total revenues, it is probably benefiting from a long term competitive advantage.

If net earnings is less than 10%, likely to be in a highly competitive business.


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Agricultural Bank of China (Agricultural Bank of China) Business Description

Address
50 Connaught Road, 25th Floor, Agricultural Bank of China Tower, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
As one of the big four banks, ABC is headquartered in Beijing. The bank evolved from a state-owned specialized bank to a state-controlled commercial bank. It listed on the Hong Kong and Shanghai Stock Exchanges in 2010. ABC operates more than 20,000-branch network in China, providing corporate and retail banking products and services, and carries out treasury operations for its own accounts or for its customers. Shareholders Central Huijin, China's state-owned investment company, and the Ministry of Finance own 37.15% and 32.47%, respectively. Corporate banking, retail banking, and wholesale banking accounted for 41%, 53%, and 6% of total revenue in the first half of 2023, respectively. Rural banking and urban banking contributed 49% and 51% of total revenue during the same period.

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