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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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The Men's Wearhouse is a retailer of men's suits and a provider of tuxedo rental products in the U.S. and Canada. Co.'s U.S. retail stores operate under the brand names of Men's Wearhouse, Men's Wearhouse and Tux, Jos. A. Bank and K&G. Co.'s Canadian stores operate under the brand name of Moores Clothing for Men. Co. also conducts retail dry cleaning, laundry and heirlooming operations through MW Cleaners. Additionally, Co. operates two corporate apparel providers, its U.K.-based operations, and its Twin Hill operations in the U.S. These operations provide corporate clothing uniforms and workwear to workforces. Co. has two reportable segments: retail and corporate apparel. According to our MW split history records, MW has had 1 split. | |
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MW (MW) has 1 split in our MW split history database. The split for MW took place on June 14, 2005. This was a 3 for 2 split, meaning for each 2 shares of MW 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.
When a company such as MW 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 MW split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 1500 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into MW shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of MW, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete MW split history.

Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
02/11/2015 |
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End date: |
01/29/2016 |
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Start price/share: |
$48.93 |
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End price/share: |
$13.71 |
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Starting shares: |
204.37 |
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Ending shares: |
208.88 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$0.72 |
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Total return: |
-71.36% |
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Annualized Gain: |
-74.00% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$2,864.00 |
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Years: |
0.96 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
02/11/2015 |
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End date: |
01/29/2016 |
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Start price/share: |
$48.93 |
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End price/share: |
$13.71 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$0.72 |
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Total return: |
-70.51% |
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Annualized Gain: |
-73.11% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$2,949.00 |
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Years: |
0.96 |
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Date |
Ratio |
06/14/2005 | 3 for 2 |
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