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Video: What is a Stock Split?
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EXCO Resources is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the exploration, exploitation, development and production of onshore U.S. oil and natural gas properties with a focus on shale resource plays. Co.'s principal operations are conducted in certain key U.S. oil and natural gas areas including Texas, Louisiana and the Appalachia region. As of Dec 31 2016, Co. had total proved reserves of approximately 476.72 billion cubic feet equivalent, of which approximately 63% were located in the Haynesville/Bossier shales, 23% in the Marcellus shale and 14% in the Eagle Ford shale. According to our XCO split history records, XCO has had 2 splits. | |
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XCO (XCO) has 2 splits in our XCO split history database. The first split for XCO took place on December 24, 2013. This was a 1011 for 1000 split, meaning for each 1000 shares of XCO owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1011 shares. For example, a 1000 share position pre-split, became a 1011 share position following the split. XCO's second split took place on June 13, 2017. This was a 1 for 15 reverse split, meaning for each 15 shares of XCO owned pre-split, the shareholder now owned 1 share. For example, a 1011 share position pre-split, became a 67.4 share position following the split.
When a company such as XCO 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 XCO 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 XCO split history from start to finish, an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 67.4 today. Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into XCO shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of XCO, presented on a split-history-adjusted basis factoring in the complete XCO split history.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/01/2014 |
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End date: |
12/26/2017 |
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Start price/share: |
$83.55 |
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End price/share: |
$0.64 |
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Starting shares: |
119.69 |
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Ending shares: |
122.07 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$1.50 |
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Total return: |
-99.22% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-72.68% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$78.09 |
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Years: |
3.74 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
04/01/2014 |
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End date: |
12/26/2017 |
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Start price/share: |
$83.55 |
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End price/share: |
$0.64 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$1.50 |
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Total return: |
-97.44% |
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Average Annual Total Return: |
-62.47% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$256.03 |
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Years: |
3.74 |
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Date |
Ratio |
12/24/2013 | 1011 for 1000 | 06/13/2017 | 1 for 15 |
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