Foresight VCT (LSE:FTV) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)

: 247.42 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Foresight VCT's average basic shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 247.42 Mil.

Foresight VCT Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Foresight VCT's Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) can be seen below:

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Foresight VCT Annual Data

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Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)

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175.09

199.17

204.94

218.52

240.05

Foresight VCT Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															204.68	215.85	221.19	232.67	247.42

Foresight VCT 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.

Foresight VCT (LSE:FTV) 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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Foresight VCT (LSE:FTV) Business Description

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Address

32 London Bridge Street, The Shard, London, GBR, SE1 9SG

Website

https://www.foresightgroup.eu

Foresight VCT PLC is a UK-based venture capital trust. The company's activity is to make investments in unquoted or alternative investment market listed companies in the UK. The investment objective of the company is to provide private investors with regular dividends and maintained capital value from a portfolio of investments in fast-growing unquoted companies in the United Kingdom. The company invests in a range of securities including, but not limited to, ordinary and preference shares, loan stock, convertible securities, fixed-interest securities, and cash.