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Western Digital (MIL:1WDC) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) : 357 Mil (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Western Digital Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Western Digital's average diluted shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 357 Mil.


Western Digital Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Digital's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) can be seen below:

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Western Digital Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) Chart

Western Digital Annual Data
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Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
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Western Digital Quarterly Data
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Western Digital Shares Outstanding (Diluted 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.


Western Digital  (MIL:1WDC) Shares Outstanding (Diluted 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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Western Digital is a leading vertically integrated supplier of data storage solutions, spanning both hard disk drives and solid-state drives. In the HDD market it forms a practical duopoly with Seagate, and it is the largest global producer of NAND flash chips for SSDs in a joint venture with competitor Kioxia.

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