Form with which a corporation may alter the amount of outstanding shares issued by the corporation.
Form with which a corporation may alter the amount of outstanding shares issued by the corporation.
Shares outstanding (or outstanding shares) are any shares that are held by shareholders and company insiders. Floating shares indicate the number of shares actually available for trading.
Total Shares Outstanding measures the total number of common shares that have been authorised and issued by the company, and purchased by investors. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person or institution that holds the shares.
1) Companies usually disclose the number of shares outstanding in their financial statements, such as their balance sheet or income statement. 2) Most companies have an investor relations section on their website which provides information on the number of shares outstanding.
The number of shares outstanding for a company is equal to the number of shares issued minus the number of shares held in the company's treasury. If a company buys back its own stock, those repurchased shares are called treasury stock. The number of shares outstanding can (and usually does) fluctuate over time.