Saturday, November 1, 2014

New Hampshire Company Stock Market Prices Up 442% Since March 6, 2009, a Very Nice Increase From Just Two Weeks Ago..... New Hampshire Company Audited Earnings For 2013 and 2012 Combined Up 927% Over 2009 and 2008 Combined..... New Hampshire State Unemployment Rate Drops Sharply to Only 4.3% in September 2014

Since there is an important upcoming New Hampshire US Senate race where very experienced, hugely effective, former New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen is running and also an upcoming New Hampshire Governor's race, I think it would be helpful to update how New Hampshire Companies have done on the stock market price front since March 6, 2009, which was the very bottom point of the US Stock Market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 financial meltdown.

During this five years and eight months period of time from March 6, 2009 through October 31, 2014, Jeanne Shaheen was a New Hampshire US Senator.

I found 8 New Hampshire Headquartered Companies in Yahoo's or Google's superb Finance websites or from SEC filings with current Total Stock Market Capitalizations of more than $100 mil each and which also had their common stocks trading on each of the following three dates:
  • On December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second term
  • On March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the lowest point for the US stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the 2008 financial meltdown, and 
  • also on the most recent date October 31, 2014.
The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources....  Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.

These 8 New Hampshire Companies had their average equal-company-weighted stock market prices decline by a massive 60% 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 in the five years and eight months since March 6, 2009 through October 31, 2014, the average stock market prices of these same 8 New Hampshire Companies have increased by an exceptional 442%.

And all 8 New Hampshire Companies had their stock market prices more than double, with the lowest increase being a very robust 143%.

This 442% New Hampshire Company average stock market price increase is a nice step up in percentage increase from that of just two weeks ago, where the average increase was a lower 407% from March 6, 2009 to October 17, 2014.   

Also, in the six years and ten months from December 31, 2007 before the 2008 financial meltdown to the most recent date October 31, 2014, the equally-company-weighted average stock market prices of these same 8 New Hampshire Companies have increased by a very impressive 104%...... yeah, these New Hampshire Companies have not just recouped the massive amount they lost with the disastrous 2008 financial meltdown, but also added another 104%.

Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 8 New Hampshire Companies on October 31, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, along with the related Stock Market Price Percentage Changes:






Market Market Market






Price Price Price






% % %






Change Change Change



Market Market Market 3-6-09 12-31-07 12-31-07



Price Price Price to to to
New Hampshire Company HQs
10-31-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 10-31-14 3-6-09 10-31-14



$s $s $s











Standex Intl Salem  NH       86.25        8.55      17.45 909% -51% 394%
PC Connection Merrimack NH      23.85        3.07      11.35 677% -73% 110%
Albany Intl Rochester NH      37.78        5.15      37.10 634% -86% 2%
Bottomline Technologies Portsmouth NH      25.09        5.07      14.00 395% -64% 79%
Centrix Bank & Trust Bedford NH      41.10        9.20      14.25 347% -35% 188%
White Mountains Insurance Hanover NH     624.92     165.00     514.05 279% -68% 22%
iCAD Nashua NH      11.25        4.45      10.10 153% -56% 11%
New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares Newport NH      15.82        6.51      12.40 143% -48% 28%









Average % Change all 8 New Hampshire Companies



442% -60% 104%





There were 8 New Hampshire Companies with Stock Market Capitalizations now of at least $100 mil each and also with annual audited financial statements filed with the SEC in all years from 2008 through 2013.

The Total Audited Net Income from Continuing Operations for the 2 Years 2013 and 2012 Combined for these 8 New Hampshire Companies was $612 mil, a huge Earnings Improvement of $686 mil, or 927% above the comparable Total Audited Losses for the 2 years 2009 and 2008 Combined of $74 mil for these same 8 New Hampshire Companies.

Below here are the Audited Net Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations for each of these 8 New Hampshire Companies for each of the six years 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008 and 2007, along with the related Net Income (Loss) Percentage Changes:


2013 2012 2011 2009 2008 2007



Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited

Most Net Net Net Net Net Net

Recent Income Income Income Income Income Income
New Hampshire Company HQs FYE (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss) (Loss)

 $ mils  $ mils  $ mils  $ mils  $ mils  $ mils









White Mountains Insurance Hanover Dec 13             268             279             208             580          (630)             504
Standex Intl Salem Jun 14               50               44               46               28               (2)               19
PC Connection Merrimack Dec 13               36               33               29               (1)               10               23
Albany Intl Rochester Dec 13               18             (41)               21             (22)             (85)               13
New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares Newport Dec 13                 8                 8                 8                 7                 6                 5
iCAD Nashua Dec 13               (8)               (9)             (38)               (2)                 4               (2)
Bottomline Technologies Portsmouth Jun 14             (19)             (14)                 2                 4             (12)               (5)
Sprague Resources LP Portsmouth Dec 13             (28)             (13)               30               20               21               (7)









Total all 8 New Hampshire Companies
            325             287             306             614          (688)             550









Annual Earnings (Losses)







…..2013 and 2012 Combined

            612




…..2009 and 2008 Combined

            (74)




……….Earnings % Increase

927%