This week I wrote about the volatility of the markets and the toll it can take on companies. One of my favorite companies to watch is Blue Coat Systems (BCSI – NASDAQ), a Web security software provider based in Sunnyvale, California. BCSI is a king when it comes to share price volatility. While the 5-year chart tells a bit of the story one really needs to take a look at the specific share prices at various times over the past 4 years to appreciate the roller coaster ride that this company has ridden.
January 3, 2003 – $3.85
January 2, 2004 – $22.10
April 4, 2004 – $64.16
August 11, 2004 – $10.41
January 31 2005 – $25.75
May 2, 2005 – $13.93
November 11, 2005 – $52.01
February 16, 2006 – $18.95
July 21 2006 – $13.67
July 19, 2007 – $55.53
Now that’s volatile!
When investors look at BCSI they think high-risk, high reward.
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About Anil Dilawri
Anil is Director of Hill & Knowlton Canada’s Investor Relations group. He provides strategic counsel and leadership to publicly traded companies and/or organizations that are planning an initial public offering. His value is his ability to develop modern day investor relations strategies, policies and procedures to ensure that a company’s investor relations program is effective in meeting the needs of shareholders, prospective shareholders, financial media, company management, and the Board of Directors.
Anil has a vast amount of experience in communicating with members of the North American and European investment communities. This community includes sell-side analysts, buy-side shareholders, prospective institutional shareholders, retail shareholders, and financial media.
Before joining Hill & Knowlton Anil was the head of investor relations for March Networks Corporation where he was the strategic leader and day-to-day contact for a number of March Networks’ key stakeholders, including financial analysts, shareholders, media, and industry associations. Prior to March Networks Anil was at Cognos Corporation where he held several senior positions in investor relations, product marketing, and research and development.