Mansfelder Metals (Mansfelder Metals) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) : 18.7 Mil (As of Sep. 2007)

Mansfelder Metals Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Chart

Mansfelder Metals Annual Data
	Trend	Jul97	Jul98	Jul99	Jul00	Jul01	Jul02	Jul03	Jul04	Jul05	Dec06
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					15.04	14.99	15.54	18.60	18.88

Mansfelder Metals Quarterly Data
	Oct02	Jan03	Apr03	Jul03	Oct03	Jan04	Apr04	Jul04	Oct04	Jan05	Apr05	Jul05	Oct05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															16.65	25.63	18.89	18.89	18.70

Mansfelder Metals 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.

Mansfelder Metals  (OTCPK:MNSF) 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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