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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide is engaged in the development and production of compressed natural gas fuel storage tanks and packaged fuel storage systems and the integration of vehicle system technologies. Co. has three reporting segments: Fuel Storage and Systems, Renewable Energy and Corporate. Co.'s products include: high pressure gaseous fuel tanks, packaged fuel system modules, gaseous fuel electronic vehicle control systems and software, hybrid control and motor control software systems, inverters and motors, and engine/generator and fuel cell power. Co.'s services, among others, include fuel storage and system design and validation. According to our QTWW split history records, QTWW has had 1 split. | |
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QTWW (QTWW) has 1 split in our QTWW split history database. The split for QTWW took place on July 31, 2013. This was a 1 for 4 reverse split, meaning for each 4 shares of QTWW owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 250 share position following the split.
When a company such as QTWW conducts a reverse share split, it is usually because shares have fallen to a lower per-share pricepoint than the company would like. This can be important because, for example, certain types of mutual funds might have a limit governing which stocks they may buy, based upon per-share price. The $5 and $10 pricepoints tend to be important in this regard. Stock exchanges also tend to look at per-share price, setting a lower limit for listing eligibility. So when a company does a reverse split, it is looking mathematically at the market capitalization before and after the reverse split takes place, and concluding that if the market capitilization remains stable, the reduced share count should result in a higher price per share.
Looking at the QTWW split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 250 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into QTWW shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of QTWW, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete QTWW split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
03/31/2014 |
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End date: |
03/31/2016 |
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Start price/share: |
$9.68 |
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End price/share: |
$0.08 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$0.00 |
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Total return: |
-99.17% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-90.88% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$82.63 |
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Years: |
2.00 |
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Date |
Ratio |
07/31/2013 | 1 for 4 |
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