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Medcath Corp

MDTH · Health Care · NASDAQ · in our data July 24, 2001 to September 21, 2012 (11.2 years)

The first trading day in our data for Medcath Corp is July 24, 2001 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on May 16, 2007, the market valued it at $723 million. By the end it had fallen hard: the last trade was $7.76, -56.1% from its split-adjusted high. The delisting record says: delisted or deregistered.

2001-072012-09
Peak market value$723 millionMay 16, 2007
Highest split-adjusted share price$17.69May 16, 2007
Last share price$7.76September 21, 2012
From its split-adjusted high to the end-56.1%
Return over the days in our data-42.2%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-47.3%November 14, 2008

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 2001.

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Also gone in 2012: Health Care