GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Banks » Square 1 Financial Inc (FRA:JS1) » Definitions » Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)

Square 1 Financial (FRA:JS1) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) : 29.8 Mil (As of Jun. 2015)


View and export this data going back to . Start your Free Trial

What is Square 1 Financial Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Square 1 Financial's average basic shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was 29.8 Mil.


Square 1 Financial Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Square 1 Financial's Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) 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.

* Premium members only.

Square 1 Financial Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Chart

Square 1 Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)
- - 20.93 23.51 27.40

Square 1 Financial Quarterly Data
Dec10 Dec11 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.33 28.68 28.81 29.27 29.83

Square 1 Financial Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) 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 exact time point. 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.


Square 1 Financial  (FRA:JS1) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) 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.


Be Aware

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.


Square 1 Financial Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Square 1 Financial's Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Square 1 Financial Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Square 1 Financial Inc is incorporated in Delaware on October, 2004. The Company is a financial services company, providing financial services to entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. The Company is bank holding company for Square 1 Bank. Through Square 1 Bank, the Company provides banking activities on venture capital firms and private equity firms and the portfolio companies funded by such firms. It provides various financial services nationwide to these investors and their portfolio companies, including, among others, term commercial loans, revolving lines of credit, asset-based loans, deposit products and fee-based banking services, including credit cards, foreign exchange, cash management and letters of credit. The Company also provides senior debt facilities to its borrowers that are secured by substantially all of the assets of the borrower client. In some instances, it also obtain the guarantee of the venture firm that provided venture capital to its borrower client or, in the case of a borrower that has not received venture capital funding, a guarantee of individuals associated with the borrower. For early stage companies, the primary source of repayment is typically cash collateral held in accounts with the bank.

Square 1 Financial Headlines

No Headlines