The 5 year growth rate of a firm's Diluted Weighted Average Shares. This is a compound growth rate calculated as being Ending Shares Outstanding value divided by the Starting Shares outstanding, to the power of N where N is the number of years (in this case, 5) - 1.
This is a measure of equity dilution. When the number of shares outstanding increases, each existing stockholder will own a smaller, or diluted, percentage of the company, making each share less valuable. An increase in the number of shares outstanding can result from a placement, employees exercising stock, or by conversion of convertible bonds, preferred shares or warrants into shares.
If a company has been buying back shares, this number will be negative.
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