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LZAGY (Lonza Group) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 721 Mil (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Lonza Group Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Lonza Group's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 721 Mil.

Lonza Group's quarterly shares outstanding stayed the same from Dec. 2023 (721 Mil) to Jun. 2024 (721 Mil).

Lonza Group's annual shares outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (743 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (721 Mil). It means Lonza Group bought back shares from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .


Lonza Group Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lonza Group'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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Lonza Group Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Lonza Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 742.89 742.83 741.89 742.82 721.17

Lonza Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 741.89 742.82 742.82 721.17 721.17

Competitive Comparison of Lonza Group's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Lonza Group'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.


Lonza Group's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Lonza Group's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lonza Group 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.


Lonza Group  (OTCPK:LZAGY) 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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Lonza Group Business Description

Address
Muenchensteinerstrasse 38, Basel, CHE, CH-4002
Lonza Group is a contract development and manufacturing organization, or CDMO. It operates under four segments: small molecules, biologics, cell & gene, and capsules & health ingredients. Lonza derives its revenue primarily from long-term supply agreements with pharmaceutical customers. The company provides a range of development and manufacturing services throughout the entire lifecycle of a product from drug research to commercial supply. The majority of Lonza's customers are pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, academic institutions, and government research organizations.