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Laserscope

LSCP · Instruments & Medical Devices · NASDAQ · in our data November 30, 1989 to July 25, 2006 (16.6 years)

The first trading day in our data for Laserscope is November 30, 1989 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on July 5, 2005, the market valued it at $960 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $30.98, -28.4% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1989-112006-07
Peak market value$960 millionJuly 5, 2005
Highest split-adjusted share price$43.25July 5, 2005
Last share price$30.98July 25, 2006
From its split-adjusted high to the end-28.4%
Return over the days in our data+172.3%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-29.1%July 28, 2004

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 1989.

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Also gone in 2006: Instruments & Medical Devices