OWC Pharmaceutical Research (OWC Pharmaceutical Research) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 244.48 Mil (As of Sep. 2019)

OWC Pharmaceutical Research Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

OWC Pharmaceutical Research Annual Data
	Trend	Dec08	Dec11	Dec12	Dec13	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18
Shares Outstanding (EOP)		Get a 7-Day Free Trial				78.43	81.46	139.45	147.76	150.21

OWC Pharmaceutical Research Quarterly Data
	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19
Shares Outstanding (EOP)	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															148.00	150.21	176.00	216.27	244.48

Competitive Comparison of OWC Pharmaceutical Research's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, OWC Pharmaceutical Research'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.

OWC Pharmaceutical Research's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, OWC Pharmaceutical Research's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where OWC Pharmaceutical Research's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.

OWC Pharmaceutical Research 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.

OWC Pharmaceutical Research  (OTCPK:OWCP) 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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