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Nation Media Group (NAI:NMG) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 176 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Nation Media Group Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Nation Media Group's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 176 Mil.

Nation Media Group's quarterly shares outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (190 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (176 Mil). It means Nation Media Group bought back shares from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .

Nation Media Group's annual shares outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (190 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (176 Mil). It means Nation Media Group bought back shares from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .


Nation Media Group Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nation Media 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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Nation Media Group Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Nation Media 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 207.40 207.40 207.40 190.30 176.00

Nation Media Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 207.40 207.40 207.40 190.30 176.00

Competitive Comparison of Nation Media Group's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Entertainment subindustry, Nation Media 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.


Nation Media Group's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Nation Media Group's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nation Media 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.


Nation Media Group  (NAI:NMG) 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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Nation Media Group Business Description

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Kimathi Street, P. O Box 49010, Nation Centre, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
Nation Media Group PLC is a media house in East and Central Africa. Its principal activities of the group are the publication, printing, and distribution of newspapers and magazines, radio and television broadcasting, and digital online products. It has businesses in television networks, film, and TV entertainment and delivers content on a multi-platform basis. Its operating segments are Newspapers & Digital and broadcasting. It generated the majority of its revenue from Newspapers & Digital segments that are engaged in the sale of newspapers, advertisements published in the newspapers, advertisements in the digital platforms, and subscriptions of e-paper.

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