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Step Co (TSE:9795) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 16 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Step Co Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Step Co's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 16 Mil.

Step Co's quarterly shares outstanding declined from Dec. 2023 (16 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (16 Mil). It means Step Co bought back shares from Dec. 2023 to Mar. 2024 .

Step Co's annual shares outstanding declined from Sep. 2022 (17 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (16 Mil). It means Step Co bought back shares from Sep. 2022 to Sep. 2023 .


Step Co Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

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

Step Co Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.51 16.51 16.51 16.59 16.31

Step 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 16.59 16.31 16.31 16.27 16.19

Competitive Comparison of Step Co's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Step 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.


Step Co's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Step Co's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

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



Step 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.


Step Co  (TSE:9795) 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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Step Co (TSE:9795) Business Description

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Fujisawa 602, Kanagawa Prefecture, Fujisawa, JPN, 251-0052
Step Co Ltd is a Japan-based company engaged in the operation of private preparatory schools, as well as the creation, editing, printing, and binding of educational materials. It also provides special courses like spot color examination measures course, interview course, public middle and high school integrated school courses.

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