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Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. World Acceptance's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 5.8 Mil.
World Acceptance's quarterly shares outstanding increased from Sep. 2024 (5.8 Mil) to Dec. 2024 (5.8 Mil). It means World Acceptance issued new shares from Sep. 2024 to Dec. 2024 .
World Acceptance's annual shares outstanding declined from Mar. 2023 (6.2 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (5.9 Mil). It means World Acceptance bought back shares from Mar. 2023 to Mar. 2024 .
The historical data trend for World Acceptance'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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7.81 | 6.81 | 6.35 | 6.23 | 5.94 |
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6.07 | 5.94 | 5.85 | 5.77 | 5.79 |
For the Credit Services subindustry, World Acceptance'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.
For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, World Acceptance's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where World Acceptance's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.
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.
World Acceptance (NAS:WRLD) 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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Scott Mcintyre | officer: SVP, Accounting | 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607 |
Luke J. Umstetter | officer: SVP, General Counsel | 104 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, GREENVILLE SC 29601 |
Jason E. Childers | officer: SVP, IT Strategic Solutions | 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607 |
Alice Lindsay Caulder | officer: SVP, Human Resources | 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607 |
Calmes John L Jr | officer: VP, CFO and Treasurer | C/O WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607 |
Clifford Sosin | 10 percent owner | 8 WRIGHT STREET, 1ST FL, WESTPORT CT 06880 |
Thomas W Smith | 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group | 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431 |
Darrell E Whitaker | director | 14 BATSON ORCHARD CT., TAYLORS SC 29687 |
R Chad Prashad | officer: See remarks | 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607 |
Daniel Clinton Dyer | officer: SVP, CENTRAL DIVISION | 230 4TH AVENUE NORTH SUITE 500, NASHVILLE TN 37219 |
Charles D Way | director | |
Elizabeth R. Neuhoff | director | 146 SOTA DRIVE, JUPITER FL 33458 |
Robinson Benjamin E Iii | director | 325 CORPORATE DRIVE, PORTSMOUTH NH 03885 |
Bramlett Ken R Jr | director | 2709 WATER RIDGE PARKWAY, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTE NC 28217 |
Alison N Labruyere | officer: SVP and General Counsel | 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607 |
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