What is the definition of Shares Out?
The total number of Shares that have been authorized/issued by the company, and purchased by investors. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person or institution that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury stock, which is held by the company.
Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities as options, warrants or convertibles.
What is the definition of OCF PS ??
Operating cash flow - or cash flow from operating activities - refers to the amount of cash a company generates from the revenues it brings in, excluding costs associated with long-term capital investment. It is similar to operating profit but excluding non-cash items and accruals.
Operating cash differs from free cash flow by excluding the effect of investment activities but it does include payments for taxes or interest as well as changes in working capital (unlike EBITDA. It does not take into account any cash raised by borrowing or issuing shares (cash flow from financing). In the long-run, a business must be able to make money from its operations.