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Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile (Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) : 286 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile's average basic shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 286 Mil.


Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile's Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) can be seen below:

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Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Chart

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 265.11 263.19 285.64 285.64 285.64

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 285.64 285.64 285.64 285.64 285.64

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile 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.


Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile  (NYSE:SQM) 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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Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile (Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile) Business Description

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Address
El Trovador 4285, 6th Floor, Las Condes, Santiago, CHL
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a Chilean commodities producer with significant operations in lithium (primarily used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems), specialty and standard potassium fertilizers, iodine (primarily used in X-ray contrast media), and solar salts. The company extracts these materials through its high-quality salt brine deposits and caliche ore. SQM is also developing a hard rock lithium project in Australia and is growing its lithium refining assets in China.
Executives
Sailingstone Capital Partners Llc 10 percent owner 100 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77007
Sailingstone Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 1 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 3050, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Mackenzie B Davis 10 percent owner 1 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 3050, SAN FRANCISCO CA 941111
Settles Kenneth L Jr 10 percent owner 1 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 3050, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111