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Gerber Scientific Inc

GRB · Machinery & Computers · NYSE · in our data March 4, 1969 to August 22, 2011 (42.5 years)

The first trading day in our data for Gerber Scientific Inc is March 4, 1969 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on July 24, 1998, the market valued it at $652 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $11.01, -59.6% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1969-032011-08
Peak market value$652 millionJuly 24, 1998
Highest split-adjusted share price$27.23July 24, 1998
Last share price$11.01August 22, 2011
From its split-adjusted high to the end-59.6%
Return over the days in our data+1199.6%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-32.8%March 5, 2009

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 1969.

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Also gone in 2011: Machinery & Computers