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AEP (American Electric Power Co) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 532 Mil (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is American Electric Power Co Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. American Electric Power Co's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 532 Mil.

American Electric Power Co's quarterly shares outstanding increased from Mar. 2024 (527 Mil) to Jun. 2024 (532 Mil). It means American Electric Power Co issued new shares from Mar. 2024 to Jun. 2024 .

American Electric Power Co's annual shares outstanding increased from Dec. 2022 (514 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (526 Mil). It means American Electric Power Co issued new shares from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .


American Electric Power Co Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Electric Power Co'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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American Electric Power Co Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

American Electric Power Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
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American Electric Power Co Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 515.15 525.64 526.19 527.02 531.96

Competitive Comparison of American Electric Power Co's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, American Electric Power Co'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.


American Electric Power Co's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, American Electric Power Co's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Electric Power Co's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.



American Electric Power Co 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.


American Electric Power Co  (NAS:AEP) 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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American Electric Power Co Business Description

Address
1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH, USA, 43215-2373
American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 42% of AEP's of capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (27%), renewable energy and hydro (21%), nuclear (8%), and demand response (2%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.
Executives
Antonio P Smyth officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Greg B Hall officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Daniel G. Stoddard director 5000 DOMINION BOULEVARD, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Kate Sturgess officer: Controller, CAO 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
David Matthew Feinberg officer: Senior Vice President C/O ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC., 800 CABIN HILL DRIVE, GREENSBURG PA 15601
Christian T Beam officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Nicholas K Akins officer: Executive Vice President AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Ann P Kelly officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 460 NORTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Peggy Simmons officer: Executive Vice President 212 E 6TH ST, TULSA OK 74119
Raja Sundararajan officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Donna James director ONE MIRANOVA PLACE, SUITE 1040, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Therace Risch officer: Senior Vice President 6501 LEGACY DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Charles E Zebula officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Paul Iii Chodak officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Julia A Sloat officer: Executive VP, CFO 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215