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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Ascent Solar Technologies commercializes photovoltaic (PV) modules using its proprietary thin film technology. Co.'s proprietary manufacturing process deposits multiple layers of materials, including a thin film of copper-indium-gallium-diselenide semiconductor material, on a plastic substrate using a roll-to-roll manufacturing process followed by laser patterning the layers to create interconnected PV cells in a process known as monolithic integration. Co. is focusing on integrating its PV products into markets such as aerospace, satellites, near earth orbiting vehicles, and fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles. According to our ASTI split history records, Ascent Solar Technologies has had 3 splits. | |
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Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) has 3 splits in our ASTI split history database. The first split for ASTI took place on August 24, 2004. This was a 1 for 100 reverse split, meaning for each 100 shares of ASTI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 10 share position following the split. ASTI's second split took place on August 27, 2014. This was a 1 for 10 reverse split, meaning for each 10 shares of ASTI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 10 share position pre-split, became a 1 share position following the split. ASTI's third split took place on September 12, 2023. This was a 1 for 200 reverse split, meaning for each 200 shares of ASTI owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1 share position pre-split, became a 0.005 share position following the split.
When a company such as Ascent Solar Technologies 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 ASTI split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 0.005 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Ascent Solar Technologies shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of ASTI, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete ASTI split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
08/24/2022 |
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End date: |
03/18/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$1,819.00 |
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End price/share: |
$0.38 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$0.00 |
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Total return: |
-99.98% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-99.55% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$2.10 |
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Years: |
1.57 |
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Date |
Ratio |
08/24/2004 | 1 for 100 | 08/27/2014 | 1 for 10 | 09/12/2023 | 1 for 200 |
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