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Sirrom Capital Corp

SIR · Holding & Investment Cos · NYSE · in our data February 7, 1995 to March 22, 1999 (4.1 years)

The first trading day in our data for Sirrom Capital Corp is February 7, 1995 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on April 16, 1998, the market valued it at $1.3 billion. By the end it had fallen hard: the last trade was $8.62, -73.4% from its split-adjusted high. The delisting record says: delisted or deregistered.

1995-021999-03

Peak market value$1.3 billionApril 16, 1998

Highest split-adjusted share price$32.43April 16, 1998

Last share price$8.62March 22, 1999

From its split-adjusted high to the end-73.4%

Return over the days in our data+81.6%with dividends, before the last trade

Worst single day-36.1%July 10, 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 1995.

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