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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Euro Tech Holdings is a distributor of a range of water treatment equipment, laboratory instruments, analyzers, test kits and related supplies and power generation equipment (including recorders and power quality analyzers). Co. acts as a distributor for manufacturers of such equipment, primarily to commercial customers and governmental agencies or instrumentalities in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China. Co. also distributes analytical re-agents and chemicals to support testing systems of laboratory and portable instruments, processes analyzers and portable test kits and assists in the analysis process. In addition, Co. provides a variety of test kits to test water quality. According to our CLWT split history records, Euro Tech Holdings has had 5 splits. | |
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Euro Tech Holdings (CLWT) has 5 splits in our CLWT split history database. The first split for CLWT took place on September 01, 1999. This was a 6 for 5
split, meaning for each 5
shares of CLWT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 6 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 1200 share position following the split. CLWT's second split took place on September 15, 2003. This was a 140 for 100 split, meaning for each 100 shares of CLWT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 140 shares. For example, a 1200 share position pre-split, became a 1680 share position following the split. CLWT's third split took place on August 03, 2004. This was a 3 for 2 split, meaning for each 2 shares of CLWT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 1680 share position pre-split, became a 2520 share position following the split. CLWT's 4th split took place on January 17, 2012. This was a 10 for 55 reverse split, meaning for each 55 shares of CLWT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 10 shares. For example, a 2520 share position pre-split, became a 458.181818181818 share position following the split. CLWT's 5th split took place on September 11, 2001. This was a 13 for 10 split, meaning for each 10 shares of CLWT owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 13 shares. For example, a 458.181818181818 share position pre-split, became a 595.636363636364 share position following the split.
When a company such as Euro Tech Holdings 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 Euro Tech Holdings 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 CLWT split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 595.636363636364 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Euro Tech Holdings shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of CLWT, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete CLWT split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/28/2014 |
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End date: |
04/24/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$4.07 |
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End price/share: |
$1.54 |
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Starting shares: |
2,457.00 |
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Ending shares: |
3,240.03 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$0.68 |
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Total return: |
-50.10% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-6.72% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$4,988.48 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/28/2014 |
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End date: |
04/24/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$4.07 |
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End price/share: |
$1.54 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$0.68 |
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Total return: |
-45.45% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-5.88% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$5,456.21 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Ratio |
09/01/1999 | 6 for 5
| 09/15/2003 | 140 for 100 | 08/03/2004 | 3 for 2 | 01/17/2012 | 10 for 55 | 09/11/2001 | 13 for 10 |
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