AMAT - Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) Stock Performance Guide

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Amount Invested	Date	# of Shares Purchased	# of Shares on 12-31-11	Stock Price on 12-31-11	Total Value on 12-31-11
$5,000	1-2-1975	1666.6667	536,232.7737	$10.71	$5,743,053.01
$5,000	1-2-1980	174.6725	56,199.0704	$10.71	$601,892.04
$5,000	1-2-1985	190.4762	27,237.2211	$10.71	$291,710.64
$5,000	1-2-1990	170.9402	12,221.8314	$10.71	$130,895.81
$5,000	1-3-1995	124.2236	2,220.4255	$10.71	$23,780.76
$5,000	1-3-2000	39.5257	176.6248	$10.71	$1,891.65
$5,000	1-3-2005	297.2652	664.1806	$10.71	$7,113.37
$5,000	1-4-2010	349.6503	366.4135	$10.71	$3,924.29

Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) has had some outstanding long term returns with $5,000 invested at the beginning of 1975 growing to over 5.7 million dollars by the end of 2011. However, since the turn of the century, AMAT's stock has provided very little return for shareholders. In fact, a $5,000 investment in Applied Material's stock at the beginning of 2000 has fallen over 60% through the end of 2011. Oddly enough, an investment at the beginning of 2005 would be worth 40% more than the original investment.