VF is an apparel, footwear and accessories company. Co. designs, procures, produces, markets and distributes various products, including outerwear, footwear, apparel, backpacks, luggage and accessories for consumers of various ages. Co.'s segments are: Outdoor, which is a group of authentic outdoor-based lifestyle brands with product offerings that include performance-based and outdoor apparel, footwear and equipment; Active, which is a group of activity-based lifestyle brands with product offerings that include active apparel, footwear and accessories; and Work, which consists of work and work-inspired lifestyle brands with product offerings that include apparel, footwear and accessories. We show 44 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our VFC shares outstanding history coverage, used to compute VFC market cap on those dates.
Understanding the changing numbers of shares outstanding, the changing
share price, and the resulting changing VFC market cap history over the course of time is important for investors
interested in comparing VFC's market cap history versus its peers.
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,
and then calculating their respective market caps. Comparing the share price of VFC versus a peer is one thing; comparing
VFC market cap versus a peer is a completely different story.
Furthermore, via fluctuation both in per-share price and in the number of shares outstanding (via issuance of new shares over time, the repurchase of existing shares),
the market cap for a company like VFC can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching VFC by allowing them to research the VFC market cap history. |
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