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Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Acme United's average basic shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 3.7 Mil.
The historical data trend for Acme United's Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) 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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3.34 | 3.47 | 3.53 | 3.57 | 3.70 |
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3.62 | 3.65 | 3.68 | 3.73 | 3.74 |
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 exact time point. 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.
Acme United (AMEX:ACU) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) 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.
Be Aware
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.
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Paul G Driscoll | officer: Vice President and CFO | C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824 |
Brian S Olschan | director, officer: Pres, Chief Operations Officer | C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824 |
Rex Lynn Davidson | director | 70 BATTERY PLACE #620, NEW YORK NY 10280 |
Brian Barker | director | 55 WALLS DRIVE, FAIRFIELD CT 06824 |
Walter C Johnsen | director, officer: See Remarks | C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824 |
Ward Stevenson E Iii | director | C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824 |
Susan H Murphy | director | C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824 |
Holden Richmond Y Jr | director | C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824 |
North Star Investment Management Corp. | 10 percent owner | 20 N. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE # 1416, CHICAGO IL 60606 |
Gary D Penisten | director, officer: Chairman | C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824 |
R Scott Asen | 10 percent owner | 224 E 49TH ST, NEW YORK NY 10017 |
James A Benkovic | officer: Vice President of Sales | C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824 |
Stephen Jr Spinelli | director | THE COLONNADE RESIDENCES, 118 HUNTINGTON AVE, APT 1102, BOSTON MA 02116 |
Wayne R Moore | director | C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 1931 BLACK ROCK TURNPIKE, FAIRFIELD CT 06825 |
George R Dunbar | director | C/O ACME UNITED CORP, 60 ROUND HILL ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824 |
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