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RWS Holdings (LSE:RWS) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 369.6 Mil (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is RWS Holdings Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. RWS Holdings's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 369.6 Mil.

RWS Holdings's quarterly shares outstanding increased from Mar. 2024 (368.7 Mil) to Sep. 2024 (369.6 Mil). It means RWS Holdings issued new shares from Mar. 2024 to Sep. 2024 .

RWS Holdings's annual shares outstanding declined from Sep. 2023 (381.6 Mil) to Sep. 2024 (371.8 Mil). It means RWS Holdings bought back shares from Sep. 2023 to Sep. 2024 .


RWS Holdings Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for RWS Holdings'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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RWS Holdings Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

RWS Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 275.19 389.34 389.41 381.57 371.81

RWS Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 389.41 389.43 381.57 368.69 369.60

Competitive Comparison of RWS Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, RWS Holdings'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.


RWS Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, RWS Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

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



RWS Holdings 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.


RWS Holdings  (LSE:RWS) 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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RWS Holdings Business Description

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Europa House, Chiltern Park, Chiltern Hill, Chalfont Saint Peter, Buckinghamshire, GBR, SL9 9FG
RWS Holdings PLC is a United Kingdom-based company that provides patent translation, intellectual property, and language support services. The company operates in four reportable segments; Language Services, Regulated Industries, IP Services, and Language, and Content Technology. The majority of revenue is derived from the Language services segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States of America, while it also operates in Continental Europe, United States of America and Rest of the world.

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