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%