Shares outstanding
The number of shares the company has issued and that investors hold.
How to read it
A count that falls over time means buybacks; one that rises means dilution.
How to use it
Rising counts dilute existing holders; falling counts concentrate them.
In Kereon
Kereon shows this figure as its data vendor publishes it and does not recompute it, so the vendor's exact inputs — which period's earnings, which balance sheet, which adjustments — are not visible here. The calculation above is the standard definition.
Also called: shares out, shares outstanding.