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European Opportunities Trust (CHIX:EOTL) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 65.1 Mil (As of May. 2024)


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What is European Opportunities Trust Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. European Opportunities Trust's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in May. 2024 was 65.1 Mil.

European Opportunities Trust's quarterly shares outstanding declined from Nov. 2023 (96.3 Mil) to May. 2024 (65.1 Mil). It means European Opportunities Trust bought back shares from Nov. 2023 to May. 2024 .

European Opportunities Trust's annual shares outstanding declined from May. 2023 (98.5 Mil) to May. 2024 (65.1 Mil). It means European Opportunities Trust bought back shares from May. 2023 to May. 2024 .


European Opportunities Trust Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for European Opportunities Trust'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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European Opportunities Trust Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

European Opportunities Trust Annual Data
Trend May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
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European Opportunities Trust Semi-Annual Data
Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23 May24
Shares Outstanding (EOP) 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 102.58 101.44 98.46 96.30 65.09

Competitive Comparison of European Opportunities Trust's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Asset Management subindustry, European Opportunities Trust'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.


European Opportunities Trust's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, European Opportunities Trust's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where European Opportunities Trust's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.



European Opportunities Trust 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.


European Opportunities Trust  (CHIX:EOTl) 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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European Opportunities Trust Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
123 Victoria Street, Third Floor / MYO, London, GBR, SW1E 6DE
European Opportunities Trust PLC is an investment trust company that principally is active in portfolio investment. It mainly invests in securities of European companies and geographical sectors or areas which offer good prospects for capital growth. It adopts a stock-picking approach to identify long-term superior growth prospects as well as focuses on the companies which have proprietary technology, management, and the ability of sustainable growth. It invests in securities of various sectors including Basic Materials, Industrials, Health Care, Financials, Consumer Services in Denmark, France, Germany, UK, Spain, and others. The group's revenue mainly comprises Dividends, Foreign exchange income, and other investment income.

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