Autoliv is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Autoliv AB and Autoliv ASP, Inc., Co. develops, manufactures and supplies automotive safety systems to the automotive industry with a range of product offerings, primarily passive safety systems. Passive safety systems are primarily to improve vehicle safety. Passive safety systems include modules and components for frontal-impact airbag protection systems, side-impact airbag protection systems, seatbelts, steering wheels, inflator technologies, battery cable cutters, pedestrian protection systems and child seats. Co.'s business is conducted in the following geographical regions, Europe, the Americas, China, Japan and the Rest of Asia. We show 40 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of ALV's shares outstanding history.
Understanding the changing numbers of ALV shares outstanding — and
comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like ALV versus peers —
is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at
a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies.
Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching ALV by allowing them to research ALV shares outstanding history
as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
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