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KMG Chemicals Inc

KMG · Chemicals & Drugs · NYSE · in our data June 2, 1997 to November 14, 2018 (21.5 years)

The first trading day in our data for KMG Chemicals Inc is June 2, 1997 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on June 12, 2018, the market valued it at $1.2 billion. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $76.14, -3.9% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1997-062018-11
Peak market value$1.2 billionJune 12, 2018
Highest split-adjusted share price$79.20June 12, 2018
Last share price$76.14November 14, 2018
From its split-adjusted high to the end-3.9%
Return over the days in our data+2217.5%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-31.2%October 14, 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 1997.

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