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BlackRock Smaller Trust (LSE:BRSC) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 47.1 Mil (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is BlackRock Smaller Trust Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. BlackRock Smaller Trust's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 47.1 Mil.

BlackRock Smaller Trust's quarterly shares outstanding declined from Feb. 2024 (47.3 Mil) to Aug. 2024 (47.1 Mil). It means BlackRock Smaller Trust bought back shares from Feb. 2024 to Aug. 2024 .

BlackRock Smaller Trust's annual shares outstanding declined from Feb. 2023 (48.8 Mil) to Feb. 2024 (47.3 Mil). It means BlackRock Smaller Trust bought back shares from Feb. 2023 to Feb. 2024 .


BlackRock Smaller Trust Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackRock Smaller 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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BlackRock Smaller Trust Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

BlackRock Smaller Trust Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
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BlackRock Smaller Trust Semi-Annual Data
Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24
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Competitive Comparison of BlackRock Smaller Trust's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Asset Management subindustry, BlackRock Smaller 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.


BlackRock Smaller Trust's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



BlackRock Smaller 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.


BlackRock Smaller Trust  (LSE:BRSC) 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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BlackRock Smaller Trust Business Description

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1 Semple Street, Exchange Place One, Edinburgh, GBR, EH3 8BL
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust PLC is a UK-based investment trust company. Its investment objective is to achieve long-term capital growth for shareholders through investment mainly in smaller UK quoted companies. The company mainly attracts long-term private and institutional investors wanting to benefit from the growth prospects of smaller companies. It focuses on investing UK smaller companies which are listed on the London Stock Exchange or on the Alternative Investment Market. The firm has adopted a consistent investment process, focusing on good quality growth companies that are trading well and it also considers sector weightings and underlying themes and method of stock selection.

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