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Valeant Pharmaceuticals -old

VRX · Chemicals & Drugs · NYSE · in our data October 7, 1983 to September 27, 2010 (27 years)

The first trading day in our data for Valeant Pharmaceuticals -old is October 7, 1983 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on September 15, 2010, the market valued it at $5.0 billion. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $63.25, -3.7% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1983-102010-09
Peak market value$5.0 billionSeptember 15, 2010
Highest split-adjusted share price$65.70September 15, 2010
Last share price$63.25September 27, 2010
From its split-adjusted high to the end-3.7%
Return over the days in our data+4145.5%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-53.4%July 11, 2002

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 1983.

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Also gone in 2010: Chemicals & Drugs