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Brockway Inc Ny

BRK · Unknown · NYSE · in our data June 19, 1970 to February 29, 1988 (17.7 years)

The first trading day in our data for Brockway Inc Ny is June 19, 1970 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on February 29, 1988, the market valued it at $750 million. It left the market without a crash, last trading at $60.00. Our data does not say why it stopped trading. Many companies end this way when they are bought, merged or taken private.

1970-061988-02
Peak market value$750 millionFebruary 29, 1988
Highest split-adjusted share price$60.00February 29, 1988
Last share price$60.00February 29, 1988
From its split-adjusted high to the end0.0%
Return over the days in our data+1182.3%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-11.4%October 23, 1987

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 1970.

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Also gone in 1988: Unknown