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Benchmark Holdings (OSL:BMK) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 739 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Benchmark Holdings Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Benchmark Holdings's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 739 Mil.

Benchmark Holdings's quarterly shares outstanding stayed the same from Sep. 2023 (739 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (739 Mil).

Benchmark Holdings's annual shares outstanding increased from Sep. 2022 (704 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (739 Mil). It means Benchmark Holdings issued new shares from Sep. 2022 to Sep. 2023 .


Benchmark Holdings Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Benchmark Holdings'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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Benchmark Holdings Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Benchmark Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 559.68 667.69 670.37 703.96 739.35

Benchmark Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 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 739.20 739.28 739.28 739.35 739.35

Competitive Comparison of Benchmark Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Benchmark Holdings'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.


Benchmark Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Benchmark Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

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



Benchmark Holdings 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.


Benchmark Holdings  (OSL:BMK) 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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Benchmark Holdings (OSL:BMK) Business Description

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Address
Yeoman Way, Highdown House, Worthing, West Sussex, GBR, BN99 3HH
Benchmark Holdings PLC is engaged in the healthcare sector. Its operating segment includes Genetics; Advanced Nutrition; Health; and Corporate. The company generates maximum revenue from the Advanced Nutrition segment. The Advanced Nutrition segment manufactures and provides technically advanced nutrition and health products to the aquaculture industry. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Norway and also has a presence in Vietnam; the Faroe Islands; Ecuador; India; Greece; Canada; Chile, and the Rest of World.

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