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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Chindex International is a health care company providing healthcare services in China through the operations of United Family Healthcare, a network of private primary care hospitals and affiliated ambulatory clinics. As of Dec 31 2013 Co.'s operations consisted of: its Beijing hospital with 120 licensed beds; the 101 licensed bed United Family Rehabilitation Hospital located in Beijing; five separate freestanding clinics in Beijing; a freestanding outpatient cancer treatment center in Beijing; its Shanghai hospital, which provides 50 licensed beds; three medical clinics and one dental clinic in Shanghai; its Tianjin hospital, which provides 26 licensed beds; and its Guangzhou clinic. According to our CHDX split history records, CHDX has had 6 splits. | |
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CHDX (CHDX) has 6 splits in our CHDX split history database. The first split for CHDX took place on February 26, 1999. This was a 1 for 8
reverse split, meaning for each 8
shares of CHDX owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 125 share position following the split. CHDX's second split took place on September 11, 2000. This was a 11 for 10 split, meaning for each 10 shares of CHDX owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 11 shares. For example, a 125 share position pre-split, became a 137.5 share position following the split. CHDX's third split took place on June 17, 2002. This was a 11 for 10 split, meaning for each 10 shares of CHDX owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 11 shares. For example, a 137.5 share position pre-split, became a 151.25 share position following the split. CHDX's 4th split took place on September 03, 2003. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of CHDX owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 151.25 share position pre-split, became a 302.5 share position following the split. CHDX's 5th split took place on January 27, 2004. This was a 2 for 1 split, meaning for each share of CHDX owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 2 shares. For example, a 302.5 share position pre-split, became a 605 share position following the split. CHDX's 6th split took place on April 17, 2008. This was a 3 for 2 split, meaning for each 2 shares of CHDX owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 605 share position pre-split, became a 907.5 share position following the split.
When a company such as CHDX 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 CHDX 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 CHDX split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 907.5 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into CHDX shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of CHDX, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete CHDX split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/25/2014 |
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End date: |
09/29/2014 |
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Start price/share: |
$23.61 |
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End price/share: |
$23.99 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$0.00 |
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Total return: |
1.61% |
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Annualized Gain: |
3.74% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$10,161.00 |
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Years: |
0.43 |
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Date |
Ratio |
02/26/1999 | 1 for 8
| 09/11/2000 | 11 for 10 | 06/17/2002 | 11 for 10 | 09/03/2003 | 2 for 1 | 01/27/2004 | 2 for 1 | 04/17/2008 | 3 for 2 |
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