Alaska Communications Systems Group (ALSK)

1.85 +0.00  +0.00%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Alaska Communications Systems Group Total Return Price: 1.85

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ALSK Total Return Price Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 1.76 May 18 2012
Maximum 10.99 Oct 31 2007
Average 7.218

About Total Return Price

Total return price is a theoretical price that helps investors look at their returns over time, accounting for both price appreciation and dividends received rather than price alone. It is the best way to calculate the actual returns on a stock over a period of time.

YCharts' total return price assumes that all dividends were reinvested and that no taxes were collected on dividend payments. This follows Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) methodology.

When calculating the return on an investment, an investor should look both at the changes in the value of the stock price as well as the gains from dividend payments. For example, if you buy a stock for $10, its price appreciates to $15 and it pays a $1 dividend, and you sell it, you have made $5 from the change in price and $1 from dividends. This $6 increase is your total gain, and your total return is 60%.

The total return price helps you to look backward to determine an equivalent price that you would have paid to get the same returns from a stock that paid no dividends (also adjusted for splits). Let's look at the previous example again.

Assumptions:
Price paid (1/1/01): $10.00
Closing price (12/30/01): $15.00
Dividend Paid (12/31/01): $1.00
Closing Price (12/31/01): $15.00

Your total returns for the year: $6.00 or 60%

Calculating Total Return Price:

12/31/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $15.00
The most recent total return price is always equal to the current price.

12/30/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $14.00 = $15.00 x (1-$1/$15.00)
The $1 dividend was 1/15 of the value of the stock, so if you could have received the dividend immediately after buying the stock on 12/30/01, you could have paid $14 for the stock and had a stock worth $15 because of the dividend that was paid.

1/1/01:
Actual Price: $10.00
Total Return Price: $9.33 = $10 x (1-$1/$15.00)
This is exactly like the previous problem. We received 1/15th of the stock's value on 12/30/01, so looking back we need to remove this value from the historical total returns price.
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ALSK News

@StoneTool i like the play but it&#39;s a little early. $ALSK just because I&#39;m a trader not an investor.
about 4 days ago by BrantleyFoster
@BrantleyFoster $VZ lacks infrastructure in Alaska, and is already tight with $ALSK. Think &quot;symbiosis&quot; if not matrimony. ;-)
about 4 days ago by StoneTool
@StoneTool no, was only looking at the 4G transition completion, Apple 3G users hurt them and forced them to keep 3G, being phased out $ALSK
about 4 days ago by BrantleyFoster
@BrantleyFoster $ALSK Looking at $ALSK / $VZ &quot;marriage&quot; in about that time frame I presume ??? Return to nice divs...
about 4 days ago by StoneTool
$ALSK my research indicates this will be a big ganer but not until early 2013.
about 8 days ago by BrantleyFoster
$ALSK Penney stock
about 10 days ago by IncrementalWealth
Quant modell indicates a 4 - 1 chance for $ALSK not closing below 1.80 today. Now trading at 1.82 or -10.3%
about 11 days ago by TradeBot
$ALSK is -10.3% down since open and -10.3% down since close.
about 11 days ago by TradeBot
$ALSK Just check this woof-woof stock out for fist time in a while. Nobody cares anymore. #dialtone #click #hangup
about 12 days ago by IncrementalWealth
7 more big-yield stocks under $10 a share - $ALSK $BGCP $BKCC $BSI $CIM $DX $FSP - http://stks.co/3iXM - big risks but also big potential
about 19 days ago by JeffReevesIP
$ALSK New 52 Week Low - Crossed daily lows support.
about 24 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
Looks Like AlaskaComm Messed Up This Time
May 02, 6:22PM Motley Fool
$GTXI nice move here. also watching $GNOM $ALSK $NVAX $TRGT $SQNM all have upside moves coming
about 25 days ago by Rickz
@rickz: $ALSK don&#39;t think they got the right memo.lets see what the div brings next month
about 25 days ago by Spidermath
$ALSK lets see if any fund managers got the info on the CC - tomorrow volume will say it loud and clear
about 25 days ago by rickz
$ALSK Good earnings and pleased with iphone addition. Good review. will only go up from here with these #&#39;s
about 26 days ago by earthdogpj
Listen to $ALSK Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 05:00 PM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3c0d
about 26 days ago by earningscast
$ALSK What time is their earnings release?
about 26 days ago by earthdogpj
RT @TheEmulator23 Would you please do something! $ALSK 2 cents per share, 85 mil Rev. I can hang.&gt;where do you get this info?
about 26 days ago by earthdogpj
$ALSK possible earnings bounce - wayyy oversold for cash flow company
about 26 days ago by rickz
RT @TheEmulator23 $ALSK All about the #iPhone numbers.&gt; they didn&#39;t start selling iphone until last week.
about 26 days ago by earthdogpj
@earthdogpj $ALSK, yes, the timing is interesting. another good quarter? Thoughts on them keeping the dividend?
about 27 days ago by Spidermath
$ALSK what a stupid lawsuit
about 27 days ago by earthdogpj
$ALSK what is up with the class action lawsuit today the day before earnings?
about 27 days ago by earthdogpj
Does Apple Need Help Selling iPhones?
Apr 20, 1:34PM TheStreet
$ALSK coming off the bottom, over t-line and they just added iPhone today
about 37 days ago by earthdogpj
$ALSK starts selling iPhones today. This will be a boon for this company
about 37 days ago by earthdogpj
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