The treasury stock method assumes that holders exercise eligible options or warrants. It also assumes the company uses the exercise proceeds to repurchase its own shares. Those hypothetical repurchases, called treasury shares, offset part of the dilution from the newly issued shares.
How the treasury stock method works
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