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Semitool Inc

SMTL · Machinery & Computers · NASDAQ · in our data February 2, 1995 to December 21, 2009 (14.9 years)

The first trading day in our data for Semitool Inc is February 2, 1995 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on March 1, 2000, the market valued it at $659 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $10.99, -53.6% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1995-022009-12
Peak market value$659 millionMarch 1, 2000
Highest split-adjusted share price$23.69March 1, 2000
Last share price$10.99December 21, 2009
From its split-adjusted high to the end-53.6%
Return over the days in our data+93.9%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-35.2%November 12, 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 1995.

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Also gone in 2009: Machinery & Computers