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Petco Animal Supplies Inc

PETCE · Retail · NASDAQ · in our data February 22, 2002 to October 26, 2006 (4.7 years)

The first trading day in our data for Petco Animal Supplies Inc is February 22, 2002 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on December 31, 2004, the market valued it at $2.3 billion. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $28.96, -26.7% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

2002-022006-10
Peak market value$2.3 billionDecember 31, 2004
Highest split-adjusted share price$39.48December 31, 2004
Last share price$28.96October 26, 2006
From its split-adjusted high to the end-26.7%
Return over the days in our data+44.8%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-13.9%August 26, 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 2002.

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Also gone in 2006: Retail