Small Company Initial Public Offerings: August 1983
INC. MARKET INDEX vs. POPULAR AVERAGES
S&P NASDAQ H&Q
DJI 400 ASE Ind'ls Tech INC.
% change
July-August + 7 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 2
Coll. %-point
change, 12 mos. +33 +57 +56 +55 +61 +49
All averages start at 0 on May 1, 1982; H&Q Tech = Hambrecht & Quist Technology Stock Index.
SMALL COMPANY INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS:
AUGUST 1983
Offering
O-T-C Size Price
sym. Company Business/product mil.
ANMP Advanced NMR Medical 6.25 6.25 na
consulting
Systems
ACAL AirCal Airline 30.00 12.00
AMCE AMC Operates 16.20 13.50
Entertainment cinemas
AHOM American Home Wholesale 3.00 5.00
medical
Patient QACRT Applied Circuit
Disk testing 23.65 11.00
equipment
AULT Ault Mfr. data 8.93 10.50
comm. equip.
ABMC Automatic Computer 2.00 2.00
Business peripherals
Machines
AVAC Avacare Mfr. cosmetics 4.20 6.00
BKVT BankVermont S&L association 11.47 11.00
BGBR Big Bear Operates 26.25 15.00
supermar
kets
CGRD Cableguard Cable TV 3.50 5.00
security sys.
CDIC Cardinal Wholesale food 8.75 12.50
Distribution
and drugs
CSCH CardioSearch Mfr. biomed. 3.58 6.50
devices
CHIR Chiron Recombinant DNA 18.00 12.00
products
CTAS Cintas Uniform rental 24.06 17.00
& sales
COMGU Comgen Mfr. radar 6.50 5.00 nb
Technology detectors
CRFT ComputerCraft Retail 7.13 9.50
computer stores
CRWN Crown Books Retail books, 62.50 25.00
mag.s
DBH Diamond Mfr. bottles 11.48 12.75
Bathurst
FLCO Finalco Group Leases data 11.70 13.00
process-
ing equip.
FIFA Financial Mkting. & 10.41 11.25
Institution promotional
Service services
FAAU Fine Art Markets art 3.00 6.00 nc
Acquistions
FFAT First Federal S&L associaton 7.74 13.75
FISB First Indiana Savings bank 9.83 12.50 nb
Federal
FDPC FDP Sells insurance 16.90 13.00
software
FRYA Frey Associates Software design 4.50 12.00
GRTA Great American S&L association 70.10 13.50
Federal
GEST Guest Supply Designs hotel 4.20 7.00
toiletries
GULL Gull Mfr. aircraft 11.62 10.50
controls
HMOH HealthAmerica Health 24.00 16.00
maintenance
organization
THCO Hammond Mortgage banker 6.50 13.00
HEI HEI Operates med. 8.40 14.00
bldgs.
HRZN Horizon Mfr. carpets 16.50 13.75
Industries
IMATU Imatron Cardiac 30.00 10.00 nd
scanners
INSI Information Software and 25.19 17.00
Science related
services
INNOU Innotron Mfr. gamma 3.00 5.00 ne
Diagnostics countes
IMMRY Instrumentarium Mfr. 16.90 13.00
tomographic
equipment
ISRAU ISRAMCO Oil-and-gas 6.00 3.00 nd
operations
KAYP Kaypro Mfr. portable 40.00 10.00
micros
KIMGA Key Image Mfr. computer 4.97 6.50
Systems systems
KNL Knoll Mfr. furniture 56.00 16.00
International
LADF LADD Furniture Mfr. furniture 36.25 14.50
LLM Legg Mason Investment 27.01 18.50
banker
LIFL Lifeline Emergency-care 13.00 11.00
Systems sys.
MACK Mack Trucks Mfr. trucks 205.50 15.00
MANH Manufactured Sells houses 4.56 8.00
Homes
MAXI Maxicare Health HMO 16.00 16.00
NOVXY Nova Medical 6.75 6.75 na
Pharmaceutical diagnostics
kits
OFFI Old Fashioned Restaurant 4.05 9.00
Foods services
PCTM P.C. Telemart PC software 5.00 5.00
PROV Provident S&L association 34.84 10.50
Institution
SFBC San Francisco Bank holding 10.133 7.50
company
Bancorp
SSS Satellite Satellite 10.20 12.00
Syndicated commun.
STIMU Stimutech Behavior 2.00 2.00 nd
modication
THMD Thermedics Mfr. 6.18 9.50
biomedical
prod.
TSYS Total Systems Credit card 7.50 15.00
data
Services processing
USXX U.S. Capital Builds 20.93 13.50
condominiums
VRDX Verdix Secure 4.00 2.00
computer sys.
VPII Vita Plus Mkts. health 3.70 5.00
Industries care prod.
WEDT Wedtech Machined parts 30.40 16.00
ZYAD Ziyad Mfr. paper 20.344 14.00
processors
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