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GECSF (Global Education Communities) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) : 71.97 Mil (As of Nov. 2024)


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What is Global Education Communities Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Global Education Communities's average basic shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 was 71.97 Mil.


Global Education Communities Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Education Communities's Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) can be seen below:

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Global Education Communities Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Chart

Global Education Communities Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 74.24 71.29 68.69 67.52 67.46

Global Education Communities Quarterly Data
Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 71.06 67.47 67.44 67.44 71.97

Global Education Communities Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) 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 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.


Global Education Communities  (OTCPK:GECSF) 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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Global Education Communities Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
777 West Broadway, Suite 1200, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V5Z 4J7
Global Education Communities Corp is an educational and student-housing real estate company. Its business operations include education, media communications, revenue-producing properties, and real estate development. The company currently has five main business units, namely Sprott Shaw College Corp. (SSCC), Sprott Shaw Language College (SSLC), including Vancouver International College (VIC), CIBT School of Business & Technology (CIBT), IRIX Design Group Inc. (IRIX) and Global Education City Holdings Inc. (GECH). The majority of the company's revenue is generated from its Sprott Shaw College Corp. (SSCC) unit.