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Astropower Inc

APWRQ · Electronics · NASDAQ · in our data February 13, 1998 to July 24, 2003 (5.4 years)

The first trading day in our data for Astropower Inc is February 13, 1998 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on May 17, 2001, the market valued it at $771 million. It ended in a collapse: the last trade was $1.61, -96.0% from its split-adjusted high. The delisting record says: likely failure.

1998-022003-07
Peak market value$771 millionMay 17, 2001
Highest split-adjusted share price$40.42October 16, 2000
Last share price$1.61July 24, 2003
From its split-adjusted high to the end-96.0%
Return over the days in our data-62.5%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-47.8%August 2, 2002

Share prices are adjusted for splits and other share changes, so the high and the last price compare like for like; the peak market value is as it was on the day. The return covers the trading days in our data only: it does not include what holders received, or lost, after the last trade (a merger payout, a bankruptcy), and it does not reach back before 1998.

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Also gone in 2003: Electronics