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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Albertsons Companies, Inc. is a food and drug retailer in the U.S.. Co. is engaged in the operation of food and drug retail stores that offer grocery products, general merchandise, health and beauty care products, pharmacy, fuel and other items and services in its stores or through digital channels. Co. operates approximately 2,269 stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia under 20 banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw's, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen, Kings Food Markets, and others. According to our ACI split history records, Albertsons Companies has had 2 splits. | |
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Albertsons Companies (ACI) has 2 splits in our ACI split history database. The first split for ACI took place on May 16, 2006. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of ACI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 2000 share position following the split. ACI's second split took place on August 04, 2015. This was a 1 for 10 reverse split, meaning for each 10 shares of ACI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 2000 share position pre-split, became a 200 share position following the split.
When a company such as Albertsons Companies splits its shares, the market capitalization before and after the split takes place remains stable, meaning the shareholder now owns more shares but each are valued at a lower price per share. Often, however, a lower priced stock on a per-share basis can attract a wider range of buyers. If that increased demand causes the share price to appreciate, then the total market capitalization rises post-split. This does not always happen, however, often depending on the underlying fundamentals of the business. When a company such as Albertsons Companies 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 ACI split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 200 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Albertsons Companies shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of ACI, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete ACI split history.

Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
06/26/2020 |
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End date: |
02/12/2025 |
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Start price/share: |
$15.45 |
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End price/share: |
$21.56 |
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Starting shares: |
647.25 |
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Ending shares: |
941.30 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$8.86 |
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Total return: |
102.95% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
16.50% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$20,298.39 |
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Years: |
4.64 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
06/26/2020 |
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End date: |
02/12/2025 |
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Start price/share: |
$15.45 |
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End price/share: |
$21.56 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$8.86 |
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Total return: |
96.89% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
15.74% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$19,691.78 |
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Years: |
4.64 |
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Date |
Ratio |
05/16/2006 | 2 for 1 | 08/04/2015 | 1 for 10 |
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