Worldwide Shares Outstanding

Calculate Share Stakes, Regulatory Reporting Levels as Well as Capitalization Figures With the Worldwide Share Outstanding Data

The number of shares outstanding, shown on a company’s balance sheet under the heading “capital stock” is used to calculate key metrics including market capitalization figures, earnings per share (EPS) and share stakes for regulatory reporting levels. The Share Outstanding service is comprised of two datasets, Official Shares Outstanding and Daily-Adjusted Shares Outstanding. Official Shares Outstanding Providing official figures sourced directly from local exchanges or company sources, as soon as they are published. The frequency of official updates varies from market to market. Updates can also range from daily to annually.

Adjusted Share Outstanding

When corporate actions occur prior to the release of official updates, the number of shares outstanding can be impacted drastically. Use the adjusted shares outstanding dataset to provide the figures for events including: 

• Bonus
• Bonus rights
• Buyback
• Capital Reduction
• Consolidation
• Conversion
• Demerger
• Divestment
• Entitlement
• Redemption
• Rights

Sub-division Once the official figures have been released by the exchange, then receive reverted figures. The Worldwide Shares Outstanding service provides up-to-date figures from over 100 countries worldwide enabling companies to efficiently calculate figures to comply with exchange regulations or portfolio holding levels.

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