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Viaplay Group AB (OSTO:VPLAY B) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 4,578 Mil (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Viaplay Group AB Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Viaplay Group AB's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 4,578 Mil.

Viaplay Group AB's quarterly shares outstanding stayed the same from Dec. 2024 (4,578 Mil) to Mar. 2025 (4,578 Mil).

Viaplay Group AB's annual shares outstanding increased from Dec. 2023 (256 Mil) to Dec. 2024 (4,578 Mil). It means Viaplay Group AB issued new shares from Dec. 2023 to Dec. 2024 .


Viaplay Group AB Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

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

Viaplay Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 220.55 255.53 256.37 256.37 4,578.23

Viaplay Group AB Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of Viaplay Group AB's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Entertainment subindustry, Viaplay Group AB'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.


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

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

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


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Viaplay Group AB 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.


Viaplay Group AB  (OSTO:VPLAY B) 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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Viaplay Group AB Business Description

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Ringvagen 52, P.O. Box 2094, Stockholm, SWE, SE-103 13
Viaplay Group AB is a Sweden-based company that offers television channels and radio stations broadcasting and production services. The company generates revenue from Viaplay, Linear Subscription & others, and Advertising. The company's operating segment includes Nordics and International. The Nordics segment includes the Group's operations related to the Viaplay streaming service available in all Nordic countries, pay-TV channels in all Nordic countries except Iceland; commercial free-TV channels in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway; and commercial radio networks and audio streaming services in Sweden and Norway. The International segment includes the Group's streaming service Viaplay and sales in the regions of Continental Europe, the Baltics, the UK, and North America.

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