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Big Technologies (LSE:BIG) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 288.51 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Big Technologies Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Big Technologies's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 288.51 Mil.

Big Technologies's quarterly shares outstanding declined from Jun. 2023 (290.55 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (288.51 Mil). It means Big Technologies bought back shares from Jun. 2023 to Dec. 2023 .

Big Technologies's annual shares outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (290.40 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (288.51 Mil). It means Big Technologies bought back shares from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .


Big Technologies Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Big Technologies'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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Big Technologies Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Big Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
288.48 280.87 288.51 290.40 288.51

Big Technologies Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (EOP) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 288.51 290.16 290.40 290.55 288.51

Competitive Comparison of Big Technologies's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Software - Application subindustry, Big Technologies'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.


Big Technologies's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Big Technologies's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

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



Big Technologies 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.


Big Technologies  (LSE:BIG) 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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Big Technologies (LSE:BIG) Business Description

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17 Church Street, Talbot House, Rickmansworth, GBR, WD3 1DE
Big Technologies PLC provides products and services to the remote and personal monitoring industry under several brand and trading names. The company's criminal justice solution involves proprietary monitoring software combined with modular monitoring hardware being used to accurately track the location of tag wearers. Alongside this, it also offers monitoring services solutions for its customers. The company provides its solutions on a SaaS-like subscription-based model, with long-term contracts spanning up to twelve years in length, providing a secure revenue base from which to deliver contract expansion and to win new contracts. It generates revenue across the world, with operations across the United Kingdom, Australia, United States and Colombia.