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Samsonite International Sa

3SAMC · Leather · NASDAQ · in our data July 25, 1994 to January 14, 2002 (7.5 years)

The first trading day in our data for Samsonite International Sa is July 25, 1994 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on October 15, 1997, the market valued it at $1.1 billion. It ended in a collapse: the last trade was $1.34, -97.1% from its split-adjusted high. Our data does not say why it stopped trading.

1994-072002-01

Peak market value$1.1 billionOctober 15, 1997

Highest split-adjusted share price$46.53October 15, 1997

Last share price$1.34January 14, 2002

From its split-adjusted high to the end-97.1%

Return over the days in our data-86.4%with dividends, before the last trade

Worst single day-53.2%June 24, 1998

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 1994.

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