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Foresight Ventures VCT (LSE:FVEN) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 172.72 Mil (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Foresight Ventures VCT Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Foresight Ventures VCT's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 172.72 Mil.

Foresight Ventures VCT's quarterly shares outstanding declined from Mar. 2024 (177.55 Mil) to Sep. 2024 (172.72 Mil). It means Foresight Ventures VCT bought back shares from Mar. 2024 to Sep. 2024 .

Foresight Ventures VCT's annual shares outstanding increased from Mar. 2023 (177.44 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (177.55 Mil). It means Foresight Ventures VCT issued new shares from Mar. 2023 to Mar. 2024 .


Foresight Ventures VCT Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Foresight Ventures VCT'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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Foresight Ventures VCT Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Foresight Ventures VCT Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
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Foresight Ventures VCT 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 179.90 177.44 176.97 177.55 172.72

Competitive Comparison of Foresight Ventures VCT's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Asset Management subindustry, Foresight Ventures VCT'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.


Foresight Ventures VCT's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Foresight Ventures VCT's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.


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Foresight Ventures VCT 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.


Foresight Ventures VCT  (LSE:FVEN) 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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Foresight Ventures VCT Business Description

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32 London Bridge Street, The Shard, London, GBR, SE1 9SG
Foresight Ventures VCT PLC Formerly Thames Ventures VCT 1 PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment company. Its principal investment objectives are to provide private investors with attractive returns from a portfolio of investments focused on unquoted and AIM-quoted companies, and to maintain VCT status so that the company and its shareholders may benefit from the tax reliefs and exemptions available under the VCT legislation.

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