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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Federal Signal Corporation designs, manufactures and supplies a suite of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial and commercial customers. Co.'s segments include Environmental Solutions Group and Safety and Security Systems. The Environmental Solutions Group is a manufacturer and supplier of a full range of street sweepers, sewer cleaners, industrial vacuum loaders, safe-digging trucks, water blasting equipment, road-marking and line-removal equipment, dump truck bodies, trailers, metal extraction support equipment and multi-purpose tractors. According to our FSS split history records, Federal Signal has had 4 splits. | |
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Federal Signal (FSS) has 4 splits in our FSS split history database. The first split for FSS took place on March 02, 1990. This was a 3 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of FSS owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 1500 share position following the split. FSS's second split took place on March 04, 1991. This was a 3 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of FSS owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 1500 share position pre-split, became a 2250 share position following the split. FSS's third split took place on April 10, 1992. This was a 3 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of FSS owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 2250 share position pre-split, became a 3375 share position following the split. FSS's 4th split took place on March 02, 1994. This was a 4 for 3
split, meaning for each 3
shares of FSS owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 4 shares. For example, a 3375 share position pre-split, became a 4500 share position following the split.
When a company such as Federal Signal 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.
Looking at the FSS split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 4500 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Federal Signal shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of FSS, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete FSS split history.

Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
02/12/2015 |
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End date: |
02/10/2025 |
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Start price/share: |
$15.66 |
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End price/share: |
$97.50 |
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Starting shares: |
638.57 |
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Ending shares: |
719.08 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$3.35 |
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Total return: |
601.10% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
21.49% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$70,086.91 |
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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: |
02/12/2015 |
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End date: |
02/10/2025 |
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Start price/share: |
$15.66 |
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End price/share: |
$97.50 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$3.35 |
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Total return: |
544.00% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
20.47% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$64,418.51 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Ratio |
03/02/1990 | 3 for 2
| 03/04/1991 | 3 for 2
| 04/10/1992 | 3 for 2
| 03/02/1994 | 4 for 3
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