The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 41 US Wholesaling Companies had their average stock prices drop by a huge 55% 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 41 US Wholesaling Companies have increased by a very robust 459% through January 28, 2014.
Clearly, the investors in and employees of nearly all of these 41 US Wholesaling Companies must be 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 41 US Wholesaling Companies, sorted by Wholesale Industry on January 28, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, sorted by Percentage Increase from March 6, 2009 to January 28, 2014:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Wholesale Corps | 1-28-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 1-28-14 | 3-6-09 | ||
| Auto Parts Wholesale | |||||||
| Commercial Vehicle Group | 7.51 | 0.47 | 14.50 | 1498% | -97% | ||
| Genuine Parts | 83.21 | 25.55 | 46.30 | 226% | -45% | ||
| Basic Materials Wholesale | |||||||
| Macquarie Infrastructure | 52.97 | 1.34 | 40.53 | 3853% | -97% | ||
| Global Partners LP | 39.57 | 9.86 | 26.05 | 301% | -62% | ||
| LB Foster | 44.13 | 21.81 | 51.73 | 102% | -58% | ||
| Building Materials Wholesale | |||||||
| Louisiana-Pacific | 17.68 | 1.27 | 13.68 | 1292% | -91% | ||
| Bluelinx Holdings | 1.63 | 1.36 | 3.93 | 20% | -65% | ||
| Computers Wholesale | |||||||
| Speed Commerce | 4.18 | 0.37 | 2.08 | 1030% | -82% | ||
| Tech Data | 52.20 | 16.60 | 37.72 | 214% | -56% | ||
| Ingram Micro | 24.87 | 9.95 | 18.04 | 150% | -45% | ||
| Drugs Wholesale | |||||||
| McKesson | 175.26 | 39.38 | 65.51 | 345% | -40% | ||
| AmeriourceBergen | 67.72 | 15.36 | 22.44 | 341% | -32% | ||
| Cardinal | 67.39 | 15.37 | 29.77 | 338% | -48% | ||
| Omnicare | 62.85 | 23.35 | 22.81 | 169% | 2% | ||
| Electronics Wholesale | |||||||
| TESSCO Technologies | 33.03 | 4.03 | 12.05 | 719% | -67% | ||
| VOXX Intl | 13.83 | 2.32 | 12.40 | 496% | -81% | ||
| Richardson Electronics | 12.00 | 3.17 | 7.01 | 278% | -55% | ||
| Arrow Electronics | 52.07 | 15.59 | 39.28 | 234% | -60% | ||
| Watsco | 95.40 | 31.95 | 36.76 | 199% | -13% | ||
| Avnet | 41.32 | 16.12 | 34.97 | 156% | -54% | ||
| Food Wholesale | |||||||
| Hain Celestial Group | 93.06 | 11.89 | 32.00 | 683% | -63% | ||
| United Natural Foods | 68.64 | 14.48 | 31.72 | 374% | -54% | ||
| Sysco | 35.73 | 20.23 | 31.21 | 77% | -35% | ||
| Spartan Foods | 23.01 | 14.12 | 22.85 | 63% | -38% | ||
| Industrial Equipment Wholesale | |||||||
| DXP Enterprises | 97.72 | 9.31 | 23.34 | 950% | -60% | ||
| WESCO Intl | 85.86 | 14.27 | 39.64 | 502% | -64% | ||
| Newport | 18.42 | 3.19 | 12.79 | 477% | -75% | ||
| WW Grainger | 237.86 | 61.45 | 87.52 | 287% | -30% | ||
| Anixter Intl | 89.87 | 25.90 | 62.27 | 247% | -58% | ||
| RTI Intl Metals | 31.43 | 9.23 | 68.93 | 241% | -87% | ||
| Applied Industrial Technologies | 46.72 | 14.97 | 29.02 | 212% | -48% | ||
| MSC Industrial Direct | 84.45 | 27.43 | 40.47 | 208% | -32% | ||
| Houston Wire & Cable | 13.28 | 5.08 | 14.14 | 161% | -64% | ||
| Lawson Products | 14.62 | 14.25 | 37.92 | 3% | -62% | ||
| Medical Equipment Wholesale | |||||||
| MWI Veterinary Supply | 182.65 | 25.06 | 40.00 | 629% | -37% | ||
| Prestige Brands Holdings | 30.59 | 4.49 | 7.48 | 581% | -40% | ||
| Chindex Intl | 16.91 | 3.64 | 23.02 | 365% | -84% | ||
| Henry Schein | 114.16 | 34.24 | 61.40 | 233% | -44% | ||
| Patterson | 40.11 | 16.55 | 33.95 | 142% | -51% | ||
| Owens & Minor | 35.16 | 21.31 | 28.29 | 65% | -25% | ||
| Other Wholesale | |||||||
| United Stationers | 42.11 | 9.25 | 23.11 | 355% | -60% | ||
| Overall Average % Change all 41 | 459% | -55% |
