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Meikles (LSE:MIK) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 261 Mil (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Meikles Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Meikles's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 261 Mil.

Meikles's quarterly shares outstanding stayed the same from Sep. 2022 (261 Mil) to Aug. 2023 (261 Mil).

Meikles's annual shares outstanding stayed the same from Mar. 2020 (261 Mil) to Mar. 2021 (261 Mil).


Meikles Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

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

Meikles Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Mar11 Mar12 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 245.38 253.79 261.07 261.07 261.07

Meikles Semi-Annual Data
Dec09 Mar11 Mar12 Sep12 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Aug23
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 261.07 261.07 261.07 261.07 261.07

Competitive Comparison of Meikles's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Department Stores subindustry, Meikles'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.


Meikles's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Meikles's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

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



Meikles 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.


Meikles  (LSE:MIK) 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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Meikles (LSE:MIK) Business Description

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Address
4 Steppes Road, Highlands, Harare, ZWE
Meikles Ltd is a Zimbabwe-based investment holding company. Its business segments include Supermarkets, Hotels, properties, and security guard operations. It is organized into two geographical segments, Zimbabwe, and non-Zimbabwe. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Supermarkets segment within Zimbabwe.