Ascent Media Corporation (ASCMA)

52.78 +1.12  +2.17%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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ASCMA Total Return Price Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 17.86 Dec 15 2008
Maximum 58.09 Jul 7 2011
Average 33.90

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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ASCMA News

Services Sector Wrap
May 09, 4:40PM Fox Business
$ASCMA filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3k4z
about 18 days ago by MarketBrief
$ASCMA filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3aYA
about 27 days ago by MarketBrief
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Feb 29, 8:08AM
$ASCMA filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/10aj
about 202 days ago by MarketBrief
Ascent Capital names Mike Meyers as CFO
Aug 02, 9:32AM FlyOnTheWall
Ascent Capital Group Names Mike Meyers CFO
Aug 02, 8:30AM Business Wire
$ASCMA http://chart.ly/j9mdl46 $ASCMA continue on after correction
about 325 days ago by mightythor
$ASCMA http://chart.ly/vmbkrvd $ASCMA continue on after my correction call. High Probability trade Robert Miner.
about 331 days ago by mightythor
$ASCMA http://chart.ly/rhx7rfq $ASCMA continue on after my correction call. High Probability trade Robert Miner.
about 331 days ago by mightythor
$ASCMA http://chart.ly/pp7bpca $ASCMA continue on after my correction call. High Probability trade Robert Miner.
about 331 days ago by mightythor
$ASCMA http://chart.ly/e59q3ui ASCMA continue its impulse trend
about 332 days ago by mightythor
$ASCMA http://chart.ly/a7m3dct Another ABC Correction for $ASCMA has ended. Bull for Tommorrow.
about 333 days ago by mightythor
New positions update --&gt;http://bit.ly/encJcq --&gt; $GMCR $IPGP $WTW $INFA $LSTZA $SPPI $SAM $MGIC $SSW $ASCMA $CNBC
about 431 days ago by Spyder_Crusher
$ASCMA - Ascent Media Strong Chart - Worth Some Research
about 456 days ago by OptionRadar
John Malone's Ascent Media ($ASCMA) buys security alarm monitoring company Monitronics. http://bit.ly/gSqAer http://bit.ly/gPTtgW
about 509 days ago by GeoffGannon
Stock Breakout Dec 20th: 26 breakouts $ASCMA, $CHTP (gap), $CKSW (gap), $IDCC (gap); five sub-$1, eight $1-2. Ne... http://bit.ly/fMgL1l
about 524 days ago by Fallond_Picks
26 breakouts $ASCMA, $CHTP (gap), $CKSW (gap), $IDCC (gap); five sub-$1, eight $1-2. Nearly half of the picks are low priced junk.
about 524 days ago by fallondpicks
This $ASCMA deal makes no sense to me in terms of type of company it is buying. So much for returning $$$ to shareholders
about 524 days ago by TMTanalyst
@hedgefundinvest I am getting $39/cash in $ASCMA, debating if over a 10% discount to cash is worth buying again
about 538 days ago by TMTanalyst
25 breakouts $ACUZD, $AEL, $ASCMA (gap), $DRYS (gap), $GEOI, $QLTY, $SWHC (200-day MA stop: $3.84), $TA (Golden Crss 50 x 200), $VOO (IPO)
about 540 days ago by fallondpicks
@hedgefundinvest besides $ASCMA how's this weeks issue?
about 540 days ago by PhilipEtienne
@TMTanalyst $ASCMA profiled in Barron's under the Wally Weitz article. Coincidence?
about 540 days ago by hedgefundinvest
Ascent Media Corporation to Sell AMG’s Content Distribution Business to Encompass Digital Media $ASCMA http://yhoo.it/gH90FJ
about 541 days ago by annveena
@tmtanalyst If it's any consolation, you weren't the only one to lose patience on $ASCMA. Bailed b/c of poor liquidity and lost patience.
about 541 days ago by hedgefundinvest
Have 2 say it again RT @TMTanalyst: f'n $ASCMA held that 1 for a while&gave up on it as value trap&then 2 deals past couple weeks&its up big
about 541 days ago by TMTanalyst
Ascent Media Corporation to Sell AMG’s Content Distribution Business to Encompass Digital Media $ASCMA http://yhoo.it/gH90FJ
about 541 days ago by annveena

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