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Want Want China Holdings (Want Want China Holdings) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 11,879 Mil (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Want Want China Holdings Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Want Want China Holdings's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 11,879 Mil.

Want Want China Holdings's quarterly shares outstanding declined from Mar. 2023 (11,882 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (11,879 Mil). It means Want Want China Holdings bought back shares from Mar. 2023 to Sep. 2023 .

Want Want China Holdings's annual shares outstanding declined from Mar. 2022 (11,900 Mil) to Mar. 2023 (11,882 Mil). It means Want Want China Holdings bought back shares from Mar. 2022 to Mar. 2023 .


Want Want China Holdings Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Want Want China 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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Want Want China Holdings Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Want Want China Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12,449.30 12,415.20 12,076.90 11,899.50 11,882.10

Want Want China Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 11,926.20 11,899.50 11,899.50 11,882.10 11,879.40

Competitive Comparison of Want Want China Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Want Want China 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.


Want Want China Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Want Want China Holdings's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

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



Want Want China 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.


Want Want China Holdings  (OTCPK:WWNTF) 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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Want Want China Holdings (Want Want China Holdings) Business Description

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No. 18 Sheung Yuet Road, Units 07-08, 7th Floor, FTLife Tower, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Want Want is major player in the China packaged food and beverage sector. The company was founded in 1962 in Taiwan and entered the mainland Chinese market in 1989. Its flagship products, such as Hot-Kid milk and Want Want rice crackers, are market leaders in the respective sub-segments. With a primary focus in mainland China, the company also exports to overseas markets. As at March 2021, Want Want China had 422 sales offices, 35 production bases and 81 factories on the Chinese mainland and worked with around 9,000 distributors.

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