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Largan Precision Co (TPE:3008) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 134 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Largan Precision Co Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Largan Precision Co's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 134 Mil.

Largan Precision Co's quarterly shares outstanding declined from Dec. 2023 (135 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (134 Mil). It means Largan Precision Co bought back shares from Dec. 2023 to Mar. 2024 .

Largan Precision Co's annual shares outstanding increased from Dec. 2022 (133 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (135 Mil). It means Largan Precision Co issued new shares from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .


Largan Precision Co Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Largan Precision 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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Largan Precision Co Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Largan Precision Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 134.14 134.14 133.47 133.47 134.99

Largan Precision Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 133.47 133.47 133.47 135.26 134.10

Competitive Comparison of Largan Precision Co's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Largan Precision 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.


Largan Precision Co's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Largan Precision Co's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

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



Largan Precision 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.


Largan Precision Co  (TPE:3008) 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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Largan Precision Co (TPE:3008) Business Description

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No. 11, Jingke Road, Nantun District, Taichung, TWN, 40852
Largan Precision is the leader in optical lens technology and the world's largest handset lensmaker by value. The company boasts almost 30 years of experience in the production of optical lenses, namely, plastic aspherical lenses, which are widely used to manufacture smartphone cameras. It is a major supplier of high-end handset camera lenses to global smartphone brands such as Apple and Samsung. The firm also produces optical lenses for various applications such as for automobiles, digital cameras, and extended reality headsets. Largan was co-founded in 1987 by Scott Lin, whose sons Lin En Ping and Lin En Zhou serve as the current CEO and Chairman, respectively. Largan is headquartered and mainly operates in Taichung City, Taiwan and employs 7,704 people as of 2023.

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