Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. L'Oreal's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2,674 Mil.
L'Oreal's quarterly shares outstanding
declined
from Jun. 2023 (2,680 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (2,674 Mil).
It means L'Orealbought back shares from Jun. 2023 to Dec. 2023 .
L'Oreal's annual shares outstanding
declined
from Dec. 2022 (2,676 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (2,674 Mil).
It means L'Orealbought back shares from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .
L'Oreal Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data
The historical data trend for L'Oreal'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.
Competitive Comparison of L'Oreal's Shares Outstanding (EOP)
For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, L'Oreal'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.
L'Oreal's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, L'Oreal's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where L'Oreal's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.
L'Oreal 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.
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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Founded in 1909, L'Oreal has grown into the largest beauty company in the world, participating in categories including skincare (40% of 2022 sales), makeup (20%), haircare (27%), fragrance (9%), and sanitary products (4%). The firm also has a diversified geographic footprint, generating 32% of sales in its home market of Western Europe, 25% from North America, 19% in North Asia, and the rest from various emerging markets across South Asia, Latin America, and Africa. L'Oreal owns a mix of premium and mass beauty brands sold through a wide range of channels such as mass retail, drugstores, department stores, travel retail, e-commerce, hair salons, and medi-spas. Leading brands include Lancome, Yves Saint Laurent, Maybelline, Kiehl's, L'Oreal Paris, Kerastase, CeraVe, Garnier, and Armani.
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