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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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Westmoreland Resource Partners is a producer and marketer of thermal coal to electric utilities with coal-fired power plants. Co. also markets to industrial users, and is the producer of surface mined coal in Ohio. Co.'s reserves and operations serve its primary market areas of the Midwest, Northeast and Rocky Mountain regions of the U.S. Co.'s operations are located in Ohio and Wyoming. According to our WMLP split history records, WMLP has had 2 splits. | |
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WMLP (WMLP) has 2 splits in our WMLP split history database. The first split for WMLP took place on January 02, 2015. This was a 1 for 12 reverse split, meaning for each 12 shares of WMLP owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 83.3333333333333 share position following the split. WMLP's second split took place on February 02, 2015. This was a 125 for 100 split, meaning for each 100 shares of WMLP owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 125 shares. For example, a 83.3333333333333 share position pre-split, became a 104.166666666667 share position following the split.
When a company such as WMLP 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 WMLP 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 WMLP split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 104.166666666667 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into WMLP shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of WMLP, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete WMLP 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: |
10/09/2018 |
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Start price/share: |
$12.67 |
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End price/share: |
$2.07 |
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Starting shares: |
789.27 |
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Ending shares: |
1,123.78 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$1.85 |
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Total return: |
-76.74% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-27.85% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$2,325.57 |
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Years: |
4.47 |
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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: |
10/09/2018 |
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Start price/share: |
$12.67 |
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End price/share: |
$2.07 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$1.85 |
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Total return: |
-69.08% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-23.10% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$3,092.16 |
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Years: |
4.47 |
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Date |
Ratio |
01/02/2015 | 1 for 12 | 02/02/2015 | 125 for 100 |
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