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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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MDC Partners is a provider of marketing, advertising, activation, communications and consulting solutions. Through its marketing, communications, and consulting agencies, Co. delivers a range of services including: advertising and marketing; data analytics and insights; mobile and technology services; media buying, planning and optimization; direct marketing; database and customer relationship management; business consulting; sales promotion; corporate communications; market research; corporate identity, design and branding services; social media communications; product and service innovation; and e-commerce management. According to our MDCA split history records, MDCA has had 2 splits. | |
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MDCA (MDCA) has 2 splits in our MDCA split history database. The first split for MDCA took place on May 31, 1996. This was a 1 for 6
reverse split, meaning for each 6
shares of MDCA owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 166.666666666667 share position following the split. MDCA's second split took place on November 29, 2013. This was a 3 for 2 split, meaning for each 2 shares of MDCA owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 3 shares. For example, a 166.666666666667 share position pre-split, became a 250 share position following the split.
When a company such as MDCA 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 MDCA 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 MDCA split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 250 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into MDCA shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of MDCA, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete MDCA split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/22/2014 |
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End date: |
08/02/2021 |
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Start price/share: |
$24.32 |
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End price/share: |
$5.42 |
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Starting shares: |
411.18 |
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Ending shares: |
455.84 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$2.03 |
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Total return: |
-75.29% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-17.46% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$2,471.19 |
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Years: |
7.28 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/22/2014 |
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End date: |
08/02/2021 |
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Start price/share: |
$24.32 |
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End price/share: |
$5.42 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$2.03 |
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Total return: |
-69.37% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-14.99% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$3,063.33 |
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Years: |
7.28 |
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Date |
Ratio |
05/31/1996 | 1 for 6
| 11/29/2013 | 3 for 2 |
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