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Wentworth Energy (Wentworth Energy) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 215.88 Mil (As of Sep. 2010)


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What is Wentworth Energy Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Wentworth Energy's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was 215.88 Mil.

Wentworth Energy's quarterly shares outstanding increased from Jun. 2010 (178.36 Mil) to Sep. 2010 (215.88 Mil). It means Wentworth Energy issued new shares from Jun. 2010 to Sep. 2010 .

Wentworth Energy's annual shares outstanding increased from Dec. 2008 (44.37 Mil) to Dec. 2009 (87.38 Mil). It means Wentworth Energy issued new shares from Dec. 2008 to Dec. 2009 .


Wentworth Energy Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wentworth Energy'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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Wentworth Energy Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Wentworth Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
10.92 19.48 27.29 44.37 87.38

Wentworth Energy Quarterly Data
Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10
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Competitive Comparison of Wentworth Energy's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Wentworth Energy'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.


Wentworth Energy's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Wentworth Energy's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wentworth Energy 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.


Wentworth Energy  (GREY:WNWG) 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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Wentworth Energy (Wentworth Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
800 N. Church Street, Suite C, Palestine, TX, USA, 75801
Wentworth Energy Corp is an an exploration and production company engaged in oil and gas exploration, drilling and development. The company has oil and gas interests in Anderson County, Freestone County, and Jones County, Texas. Geographically, the oil and gas activities are conducted solely in the United States.

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