Life Technologies Corporation (LIFE)

41.25 -0.56  -1.34%  May 30, 10:37AM Go Pro
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LIFE Total Return Price Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 21.10 Nov 20 2008
Maximum 98.43 Dec 7 2007
Average 52.08

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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LIFE News

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May 29, 7:09PM Fool
Which genomics co. Is Roche expected to bid for after getting denied by $ILMN? $GNOM $LIFE $PACB $CGEN $HGSI $SQNM other?
about 5 days ago by epime7heus
$GNOM and peers rallying despite lack of news, says Mizuho. $LIFE $ILMN http://stks.co/3zcz
about 5 days ago by abubnic
Is genomics the next biotech gold rush like hep c was?What r Roche or other big biotechs likely targets $PACB $GENE $LIFE $GNOM $ROSG $CGEN
about 5 days ago by epime7heus
$ROSG vol. surges for 4th straight trading day after Medicare coverage approval for its cancer test. $GNOM $LIFE $ILMN http://stks.co/3vQM
about 9 days ago by EPS_MomentuM
Bottom 5 Healthcare by 14 period RSI: $LIFE $BAX $AET $CI $HSP (S&amp;P 500) $HNT $TEVA $MAKO $NXTM $HRC (non S&amp;P 500)
about 9 days ago by TheEquitiesRoom
$LIFE 43 break and looks good for more. Target 44&#39;s to 45&#39;s
about 16 days ago by epime7heus
RT @Ramblin_Rebel13 How To Win...A Better Life [Week 1] - New Post! Enjoy! http://stks.co/3nxH $$ $LIFE
about 16 days ago by jrtrader1998
$SQNM 2nd payor contract ! - more to come - and 5.4% stake of COHEN FUND from 13G wow could be a big green day ahead $$ $ILMN $GNOM $LIFE
about 21 days ago by biotech
Why Larry Robbins (Glenview Cap) likes Life Technologies $LIFE: stock of the week http://stks.co/3hnx by @CapitalObserver
about 23 days ago by marketfolly
$SQNM What others in the sector may also go up here? $LIFE $HGSI $GNOM any others? I like $LIFE
about 26 days ago by epime7heus
$LIFE Insider Buy: $155K of stock bought by Andrews Ronald Asbury on April 27, 2012 http://stks.co/3cCC
about 29 days ago by MarketBrief
$LIFE breaks 47
about 29 days ago by epime7heus
$SQNM Lifecodexx video http://stks.co/3Zmq DW TV $GPRO $ILMN $LIFE $GNOM
about 30 days ago by biotech
$LIFE 46.64 nice pop ah thanks to a cramer interview w/CEO
about 33 days ago by justfurkids
Life Tech Beats Estimates
Apr 25, 4:01PM
Buy, Sell, or Hold: Sequenom
Apr 25, 1:27PM Fool
Life Technologies Corp. (LIFE) Tops Q1 EPS by 6c
Apr 24, 4:18PM Street Insider
@Nathan_M $SQNM breaking out to new highs once 5.00 is taken - we might see 6.00 for options tomorrow $ILMN $LIFE $GNOM
about 41 days ago by biotech
haha guess $LIFE finds a way in Jurassic Park and healthcare stocks: http://stks.co/3LSx
about 47 days ago by KotyKody
$LIFE moving higher...watching 49.16 for break
about 62 days ago by RayGilliam
$LIFE FT lex today Roche val $ilmn at 34x fwd earning compared to $life and $a at 12 to 14 times...worth a look
about 62 days ago by RayGilliam

Recent Quotes

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