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Iri International Corp

IIR · Machinery & Computers · NYSE · in our data November 14, 1997 to June 28, 2000 (2.6 years)

The first trading day in our data for Iri International Corp is November 14, 1997 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on November 14, 1997, the market valued it at $775 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $10.62, -46.5% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1997-112000-06
Peak market value$775 millionNovember 14, 1997
Highest split-adjusted share price$19.88November 14, 1997
Last share price$10.62June 28, 2000
From its split-adjusted high to the end-46.5%
Return over the days in our data-46.5%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-19.0%November 16, 1998

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 1997.

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Also gone in 2000: Machinery & Computers