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Kuaishou Technology (HKSE:01024) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 4,347 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kuaishou Technology Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Kuaishou Technology's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4,347 Mil.

Kuaishou Technology's quarterly shares outstanding declined from Sep. 2023 (4,353 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (4,347 Mil). It means Kuaishou Technology bought back shares from Sep. 2023 to Dec. 2023 .

Kuaishou Technology's annual shares outstanding increased from Dec. 2022 (4,310 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (4,347 Mil). It means Kuaishou Technology issued new shares from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .


Kuaishou Technology Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuaishou Technology's Shares Outstanding (EOP) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Kuaishou Technology Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Kuaishou Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 4,108.20 4,108.19 4,205.27 4,310.02 4,346.65

Kuaishou Technology Quarterly Data
Dec17 Dec18 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (EOP) 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 4,310.02 4,336.38 4,333.36 4,353.36 4,346.65

Competitive Comparison of Kuaishou Technology's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Kuaishou Technology's Shares Outstanding (EOP), along with its competitors' market caps and Shares Outstanding (EOP) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Kuaishou Technology's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Kuaishou Technology's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuaishou Technology's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.



Kuaishou Technology Shares Outstanding (EOP) 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 end of period. 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.


Kuaishou Technology  (HKSE:01024) Shares Outstanding (EOP) 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.

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.


Be Aware

Warren Buffett looks for consistency and upward long term trend. Because of share repurchase it is possible for net earnings trend to differ from EPS trend. He preferred net income over EPS. The companies with durable competitive advantage companies report higher % net earnings to total revenues.

Important: If a company is showing net earnings history greater than 20% on total revenues, it is probably benefiting from a long term competitive advantage.

If net earnings is less than 10%, likely to be in a highly competitive business.


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Kuaishou Technology (HKSE:01024) Business Description

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Address
No. 6, Shangdi West Road, Building 1, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN, 100085
Kuaishou Technology is a social media platform on which users can share short-form videos that are up to 5 minutes long. The audience engages with the platform by looking at different videos on demand at any time, similar to TikTok. About 52% of revenue is generated from advertising, mainly in the form of targeted ads related to the video content—known as closed-loop ads—but also from outside unrelated brands. Kuaishou also generates livestream revenue by selling virtual gifts to fans that are donated to performers. It also has livestreaming e-commerce, where users purchase products related to the video, generating commission from each transaction. Kuaishou competes mainly with ByteDance's Douyin, as both are short-form video platforms. Tencent owns 19% of Kuaishou.

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