The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 9 US Home Furnishings & Fixtures Companies had their average stock prices drop by a massive 70% 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 9 US Home Furnishings & Fixtures Corps have increased by a spectacularly off-the-charts 1,899% through January 23, 2014.
Clearly, the investors in and employees of these 9 US Home Furnishings & Fixtures 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 9 US Home Furnishings & Fixtures Companies on January 23, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, sorted by Percentage Increase from March 6, 2009 to January 23, 2014:
Market | Market | ||||||
Price | Price | ||||||
% | % | ||||||
Change | Change | ||||||
Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
HQs | Price | Price | Price | to | to | ||
Home Furnishings & Fixtures Co | 1-23-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 1-23-14 | 3-6-09 | ||
Select Comfort | Minneapolis | MN | 17.16 | 0.20 | 7.01 | 8476% | -97% |
La-Z-Boy | Monroe | MI | 28.24 | 0.60 | 7.93 | 4607% | -92% |
Bassett Furniture | Bassett | VA | 14.86 | 0.82 | 9.34 | 1717% | -91% |
Tempur Sealy | Lexington | KY | 49.00 | 4.46 | 25.97 | 999% | -83% |
Flexsteel | Dubuque | IA | 28.76 | 5.17 | 12.00 | 456% | -57% |
Ethan Allen Interiors | Danbury | CT | 27.42 | 7.10 | 28.50 | 286% | -75% |
Leggett & Platt | Carthage | MO | 30.69 | 10.31 | 17.44 | 198% | -41% |
Hooker Furniture | Martinsville | VA | 16.35 | 5.52 | 20.10 | 196% | -73% |
American Woodmark | Winchester | VA | 36.18 | 13.88 | 18.18 | 161% | -24% |
Average % Change all 9 | 1899% | -70% |