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18:22 Aug 2, 2004 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Earnings reports | |||||||
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| Selected response from: airmailrpl Brazil Local time: 18:13 | ||||||
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5 +2 | diluted share of common stock |
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4 +1 | this is a result of stock splits |
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5 | explanation |
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this is a result of stock splits Explanation: Something has happened to the number of shares in circulation. Probably more have been issued, so the shares are now worth less than they were. They are "diluted" in the jargon. Last year, there probably weren't any changes in the number of shares. |
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