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Sky High (LSE:SKHG) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 21.99 Mil (As of Sep. 2012)


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What is Sky High Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Sky High's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was 21.99 Mil.

Sky High's quarterly shares outstanding increased from Mar. 2012 (13.51 Mil) to Sep. 2012 (21.99 Mil). It means Sky High issued new shares from Mar. 2012 to Sep. 2012 .

Sky High's annual shares outstanding increased from Mar. 2011 (12.75 Mil) to Mar. 2012 (13.13 Mil). It means Sky High issued new shares from Mar. 2011 to Mar. 2012 .


Sky High Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sky High'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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Sky High Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Sky High Annual Data
Trend Dec02 Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.59 12.75 12.75 12.75 13.13

Sky High Semi-Annual Data
Dec03 Jun04 Dec04 Jun05 Dec05 Jun06 Dec06 Sep07 Mar08 Sep08 Mar09 Sep09 Mar10 Sep10 Mar11 Sep11 Mar12 Sep12
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 13.13 12.75 13.05 13.51 21.99

Competitive Comparison of Sky High's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Sky High'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.


Sky High's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Sky High 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.


Sky High  (LSE:SKHG) 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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