Returns the number of shares available for public trading

Returns the total number of shares outstanding for a company

Returns the historical basic shares outstanding count used for basic EPS calculations, excluding dilutive securities like options and convertibles.

Use when user asks for:
- Historical basic shares outstanding
- Shares for basic EPS calculation
- Basic share count over time

Do NOT use when:
- Need current shares outstanding -> use Shares_Outstanding()
- Need float shares available for trading -> use FloatShares()
- Need share growth rate -> use hf_Weighted_Average_Share_Growth()

Shares Basic (Historical)

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