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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LSE:AFM) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 114.5 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 114.5 Mil.

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's quarterly shares outstanding increased from Sep. 2023 (114.4 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (114.5 Mil). It means Alpha Financial Markets Consulting issued new shares from Sep. 2023 to Mar. 2024 .

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's annual shares outstanding declined from Mar. 2023 (120.5 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (114.5 Mil). It means Alpha Financial Markets Consulting bought back shares from Mar. 2023 to Mar. 2024 .


Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting'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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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 103.61 106.52 118.71 120.51 114.47

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
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 118.71 120.51 120.51 114.38 114.47

Competitive Comparison of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting'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.


Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.



Alpha Financial Markets Consulting 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.


Alpha Financial Markets Consulting  (LSE:AFM) 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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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LSE:AFM) Business Description

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Address
60 Gresham Street, London, GBR, EC2V 7BB
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting PLC provides consulting and related services to clients in the asset management, insurance industries, and wealth management industries. The Company has a presence in the UK, North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, wherein geographically, it derives the maximum of the revenue from North America.

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