Blue Coat Systems (BCSI)

25.82 +0.00  +0.00%  Mar 23, 11:00PM Go Pro
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BCSI Total Return Price Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 7.26 Nov 20 2008
Maximum 51.56 Oct 17 2007
Average 22.69

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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BCSI News

Once Top Security Stock, Blue Coat Just Went Private
Feb 15, 6:14PM Investor's Business Daily
sld $BCSI for a 10% gain; sld $SNDA for a 25% gain; sld $SYNO for a 65% gain;
about 102 days ago by txbondman
@bigtexastrader $AKRX replaces $BCSI in the S&amp;P Small Cap 600, reason for the huge volume today.
about 104 days ago by camitrader
$AKRX replaces $BCSI in S&amp;P small cap 600. Up +4% A/H.
about 108 days ago by Ibdinv
$CBOE to Replace $TIN in S&amp;P MidCap 400, $AKRX to Replace $BCSI, $VPFG to Replace $SONO in SmallCap 600
about 108 days ago by Street_Insider
Riverbed Plays the Guidance Game -- and Loses
Jan 27, 12:26PM Motley Fool
Lots of eyes on $FFIV today...good but ..no pos here...$BCSI WTF!
about 131 days ago by EXPstocktrader
$FFIV $BCSI related...no pos here though...
about 131 days ago by EXPstocktrader
Blue Coat Wearing Gold, Not Red Coat
Dec 28, 10:24AM Seeking Alpha
Companies experiencing their own Christmas miracles: $JEF $JBLU $MNI $BCSI http://stks.co/1fFw
about 157 days ago by casajohn
RT @ScottKesslerSPCIQ Today we reiterated our Buy opinion on $WBSN (19), peer $BCSI agreed to its proposed acquisition http://stks.co/1TeO
about 170 days ago by howardlindzon
HIGH $PUT VOLU $AYR 10695% $HMSY 8711% $MNI 8366% $NRG 4263% $DCI 3612% $BCSI 1378% $AMED 1335% $LDK 1207% $DMND 1190% $SPPI 1177%
about 170 days ago by livevol_pro
Today we reiterated our Buy opinion on $WBSN (19), after the news that peer $BCSI agreed to its proposed acquisition. http://dcl.sr/MD
about 170 days ago by ScottKesslerSPCIQ
HIGH $PUT VOLU $MNI 4398% $NRG 3801% $AMED 1276% $LDK 1150% $CECO 1118% $SPPI 1098% $BCSI 928% $AONE 878% $CRK 859% $DMND 753%
about 170 days ago by livevol_pro
Has The Economy Finally Recovered?
Dec 09, 12:19PM Benzinga
Movers: $BCSI $DMND $FLOW $SIGA $MNI $COO $CYAN
about 171 days ago by Fibline
Blue Coat Systems rises 44.1%
Dec 09, 12:00PM theflyonthewall.com
taking a small victory lap on my almost forgotten $BCSI calls, up 502% today
about 171 days ago by JoshPritchard
HIGH $PUT VOLU $NRG 2825% $LDK 1105% $CECO 1043% $SPPI 979% $AONE 866% $BCSI 692% $DMND 590% $LIFE 536% $WIN 427% $DD 330%
about 171 days ago by livevol_pro
$RVBD $FIRE $WBSN advance on $BCSI deal
about 171 days ago by ivanhoff
Happy to see Blue Coat Systems getting taken out. Let&#39;s get Fortinet &amp; Riverbed sold next. $BCSI $FTNT $RVBD
about 171 days ago by TechStockRadar
$BCSI Volume Alert - Currently at 5 x average daily volume.
about 171 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
Wow $SFSF then $BCSI....$RVBD next?
about 171 days ago by EXPstocktrader
Blue Coat Gets Taken for a Nice Premium http://stks.co/1Sqe Highlights &amp; Insights on the Stream $BCSI
about 171 days ago by StockTwits
RT @pca88 &quot;perfectly timed&quot; option trade in SuccessFactors turned $15k into $850k ov weekend on takeover http://stks.co/1Sqc $SFSF $BCSI?
about 171 days ago by EXPstocktrader
hares of Blue Coat $BCSI resume trading up 45%
about 171 days ago by Street_Insider
Blue Coat $BCSI shares to resume trade at 7:30am ET
about 171 days ago by Street_Insider
@OptionRadar Must have been a lucky guess because insider trading is illegal, unless you are in congress. $BCSI
about 171 days ago by citgoman
Blue Coat $BCSI holders to get $25.81/share in cash from PE firm Thoma Bravo; stock halted after news release
about 171 days ago by Street_Insider
application control only tech group i follow outperforming market on 200 day. shifting $ to $FFIV $CHKP $BCSI etc...
about 176 days ago by nelsonhill

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