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National Gypsum Co

NGCO · Building Materials · NASDAQ · in our data September 13, 1993 to September 20, 1995 (2 years)

The first trading day in our data for National Gypsum Co is September 13, 1993 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on September 7, 1995, the market valued it at $1.1 billion. It left the market without a crash, last trading at $53.50. Our data does not say why it stopped trading. Many companies end this way when they are bought, merged or taken private.

1993-091995-09
Peak market value$1.1 billionSeptember 7, 1995
Highest split-adjusted share price$54.00September 7, 1995
Last share price$53.50September 20, 1995
From its split-adjusted high to the end-0.9%
Return over the days in our data+193.2%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-9.5%March 29, 1994

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 1993.

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