The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 10 US Recreational & Sporting Goods Companies had their average stock prices drop by a massive 72% from December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second Presidential term, to March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the very lowest point for the overall stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
But since March 6, 2009, the average stock prices of these same 10 US Recreational & Sporting Goods Corps have increased by a truly spectacular 1,018% through January 22, 2014. And 4 of the 10 were up by more 10 times, led by Evanville,IN-based Escalade. Also, 3 of these 4 "Ten Baggers +" have current Market Caps below $300 mil each.
The stock market is saying that this must be the "Sports" President.
Clearly, the investors in and employees of these 10 US Recreational & Sporting Goods Companies must be extremely pleased with the impact of actions taken by both the Obama Administration and the US Fed to successfully rescue the US economy from its extremely weakened state caused by the 2008 US financial meltdown.
Below here are the market prices of each of these 10 US Recreational & Sporting Goods Companies on January 22, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, sorted by Percentage Increase from March 6, 2009 to January 22, 2014:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Recreational & Sporting Goods Co | HQs | 1-22-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 1-22-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| Escalade | Evansville | IN | 11.80 | 0.41 | 9.13 | 2778% | -96% |
| Brunswick | Lake Forest | IL | 43.08 | 2.18 | 17.05 | 1876% | -87% |
| Nautilis Inc | Vancouver | WA | 8.77 | 0.50 | 4.85 | 1654% | -90% |
| Costa | Lincoln | RI | 21.51 | 1.75 | 9.98 | 1129% | -82% |
| Fossil Group | Richardson | TX | 115.42 | 11.75 | 41.98 | 882% | -72% |
| Movado Group | Paramus | NJ | 40.75 | 5.04 | 25.29 | 709% | -80% |
| Johnson Outdoors | Racine | WI | 28.08 | 5.10 | 22.50 | 451% | -77% |
| Pool Corp | Covington | LA | 57.04 | 11.59 | 19.83 | 392% | -42% |
| Black Diamond | Salt Lake City | UT | 14.18 | 4.00 | 5.90 | 255% | -32% |
| Callaway Golf | Carlsbad | CA | 9.00 | 5.89 | 17.43 | 53% | -66% |
| Average % Change all 10 | 1018% | -72% |
