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Pacific Assets Trust (LSE:PAC) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) : 120.96 Mil (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Pacific Assets Trust Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Pacific Assets Trust's average basic shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 120.96 Mil.


Pacific Assets Trust Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pacific Assets Trust'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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Pacific Assets Trust Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Chart

Pacific Assets Trust Annual Data
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Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)
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Pacific Assets Trust Semi-Annual Data
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Pacific Assets Trust 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.


Pacific Assets Trust  (LSE:PAC) 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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Pacific Assets Trust (LSE:PAC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
16 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, GBR, EH2 4DF
Pacific Assets Trust PLC is a UK-based investment trust. It aims to achieve long-term capital growth through investment in selected companies in the Asia-Pacific region and the Indian sub-continent excluding Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.

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