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KLC (KinderCare Learning) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 114 Mil (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is KinderCare Learning Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. KinderCare Learning's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 114 Mil.

KinderCare Learning's quarterly shares outstanding stayed the same from Jun. 2024 (114 Mil) to Sep. 2024 (114 Mil).

KinderCare Learning's annual shares outstanding increased from Dec. 2022 (93 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (114 Mil). It means KinderCare Learning issued new shares from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .


KinderCare Learning Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for KinderCare Learning'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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KinderCare Learning Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

KinderCare Learning Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 90.37 90.37 90.46 93.44 114.37

KinderCare Learning Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Jun24 Sep24
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 90.37 90.37 114.37 114.37 114.37

Competitive Comparison of KinderCare Learning's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, KinderCare Learning'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.


KinderCare Learning's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, KinderCare Learning's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KinderCare Learning's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.



KinderCare Learning 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.


KinderCare Learning  (NYSE:KLC) 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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KinderCare Learning Business Description

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Address
650 NE Holladay, Suite 1400, Portland, OR, USA, 97232
KinderCare Learning Companies Inc is a private provider of early childhood education and care services (ECE) in the United States. It serves children ranging from 6 weeks to 12 years of age across its market- leading footprint of around 1,480 early childhood education centers with a capacity of more than 194,000 children and contracts for more than 650 before- and after-school sites located in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Its three go-to-market channels are KinderCare Learning Centers, KinderCare Education at Work, and Champions.