In: Accounting
Compute Weighted-Average Number of shares outstanding:
Torres consultants began the current year with 60,000 common shares outstanding. On May 1 it issued 25,000 shares. On August 1 the company issued 10,000 more shares. The company implemented a 10% stock Dividend on October 31. On November 1 the company also purchased 3,000 shares of treasury stock. The firm’s year-end is December 31.
The Weighted Average number of shares outstanding for Torres consultants can be calculated as follows:-
Time | No.of Shares | Duration of year | Weighted Average | Effect of Stock Dividend( * 2) |
Opening | 60000 | 12/12 | 60,000.00 | 66,000.00 |
May 1st | 25000 | 8/12 | 16,666.67 | 18,333.33 |
August 1st | 10000 | 5/12 | 4,166.67 | 4,583.33 |
October 31st | 3000 | 2/12 | (500.00) | (500.00) |
Weighted Average No.of shares outstanding | 88,416.67 |
Please note that when a stock dividend is issued, all the shares issued before the dividend would have to be adjusted accordingly to the percentage of stock dividend issued by the company.
For example :- The stock dividend issued on the 60,000 shares outstanding at the beginning of the year for the comapny is calculated as follows:
60,000 shares * 1.1 = 66,000 shares.
Treasury stock are stock purchased back by the company . As such, we would reduce the number of such share purchases to arrive at the Weighted Average number of shares outstanding.
Based on the above calculations, the weighted average number of shares outstanding = 88,416.67 / 88,417(Rounded)