The Shares float of ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc is 11.869M 18.58%
Shares float is the portion of shares of a corporation that are in the hands of public investors as opposed to locked-in stock.
= annual shares outstanding - closely held shares
Shares float represents the portion of shares of a corporation that are in the hands of public investors as opposed to locked-in stock held by promoters, company officers, controlling-interest investors, or government. This number is sometimes seen as a better way of calculating market capitalization because it provides a more accurate reflection of what public investors consider the company to be worth. In this context, the float may refer to all the shares outstanding that can be publicly traded
The float is calculated by subtracting the locked-in shares from outstanding shares. Stocks with smaller floats tend to be more volatile than those with larger floats. In general, the large holdings of founding shareholders, corporate cross-holdings, and government holdings in partially privatized companies are excluded when calculating the size of a public float.
ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc, an investment holding company, primarily holds investments in the copper mining sector in Zambia. It is involved in the mining and manufacturing of limestone products; manganese, coal, and gold mining; provision of environmental and technical services; real estate activities; and milling and commercial banking business. The company was founded in 1982 is based in Lusaka, Zambia. ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc is a subsidiary of Industrial Development Corporation ltd.