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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Forward Air is an asset-light freight and logistics company. Co. provides less-than-truckload (LTL), final mile, truckload and intermodal drayage services across the U.S. and in Canada. Co.'s services are classified into two reportable segments: Expedited Freight and Intermodal. Co.'s Expedited Freight segment provides expedited regional, inter-regional and national LTL services. Co.'s Intermodal segment provides first- and last-mile intermodal container drayage services both to and from seaports and railheads. Intermodal also provides contract and container freight station warehouse and handling services. According to our FWRD split history records, Forward Air has had 3 splits. | |
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Forward Air (FWRD) has 3 splits in our FWRD split history database. The first split for FWRD took place on March 22, 1999. This was a 2 for 1
split, meaning for each share of FWRD 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. FWRD's second split took place on January 31, 2000. This was a 3 for 2
split, meaning for each 2
shares of FWRD owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 2000 share position pre-split, became a 3000 share position following the split. FWRD's third split took place on April 04, 2005. This was a 3 for 2 split, meaning for each 2 shares of FWRD owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 3000 share position pre-split, became a 4500 share position following the split.
When a company such as Forward Air 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 FWRD 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 Forward Air shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of FWRD, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete FWRD split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/29/2014 |
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End date: |
04/25/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$44.07 |
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End price/share: |
$23.04 |
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Starting shares: |
226.91 |
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Ending shares: |
252.27 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$6.81 |
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Total return: |
-41.88% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-5.28% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$5,814.09 |
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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: |
04/29/2014 |
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End date: |
04/25/2024 |
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Start price/share: |
$44.07 |
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End price/share: |
$23.04 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$6.81 |
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Total return: |
-32.27% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-3.82% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$6,774.76 |
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Years: |
10.00 |
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Date |
Ratio |
03/22/1999 | 2 for 1
| 01/31/2000 | 3 for 2
| 04/04/2005 | 3 for 2 |
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