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Magnetek

MAG · Electronics · NASDAQ · in our data June 13, 1989 to September 1, 2015 (26.2 years)

The first trading day in our data for Magnetek is June 13, 1989 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on October 7, 1997, the market valued it at $691 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $50.06, -80.0% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1989-062015-09
Peak market value$691 millionOctober 7, 1997
Highest split-adjusted share price$250.00February 2, 1993
Last share price$50.06September 1, 2015
From its split-adjusted high to the end-80.0%
Return over the days in our data-58.3%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-44.7%May 4, 2005

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 2015: Electronics