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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Stone Energy is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development and operation of oil and gas properties. Co. operates in Gulf of Mexico (the GOM) conventional shelf and the basins of the GOM deep water, Gulf Coast deep gas and the Marcellus and Utica shales in Appalachia. As of Dec 31 2016, Co.'s estimated proved reserves for oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas were 23.3 million barrels, 10.6 million barrels, and 117.32 billion cubic feet, respectively, amounting to total oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserve of 320.77 billion cubic feet of gas equivalent. According to our SGY split history records, SGY has had 2 splits. | |
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SGY (SGY) has 2 splits in our SGY split history database. The first split for SGY took place on June 13, 2016. This was a 1 for 10 reverse split, meaning for each 10 shares of SGY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 100 share position following the split. SGY's second split took place on March 01, 2017. This was a 176 for 1000 reverse split, meaning for each 1000 shares of SGY owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 176 shares. For example, a 100 share position pre-split, became a 17.6 share position following the split.
When a company such as SGY 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 SGY split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 17.6 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into SGY shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of SGY, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete SGY split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/01/2014 |
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End date: |
05/09/2018 |
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Start price/share: |
$2,360.23 |
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End price/share: |
$35.49 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$0.00 |
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Total return: |
-98.50% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-64.01% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$150.42 |
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Years: |
4.11 |
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Date |
Ratio |
06/13/2016 | 1 for 10 | 03/01/2017 | 176 for 1000 |
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