Stock price Masco Corp (MAS) today

Masco Corporation is an American conglomerate and a manufacturer of home improvement products and new construction markets. Masco brings together more than 20 companies and also manages nearly 60 manufacturing facilities in the United States and more than 20 in other parts of the world. Originally called Masco Screw Products Company, it was founded in 1929 as a manufacturer of automotive parts. In 1936 it became a public company and in 1942, Masco sales exceeded $ 1 million. In 1961, the Masco Screw Products Company changed its name to Masco Corporation. Since 1969, the company's shares have been traded on the NYSE and in 1975, Masco was listed on the Fortune 500; In 1984, annual sales exceeded one billion dollars. Masco was actively buying up other companies and by 2002 their number reached 42. In 1996, Masco sold part of its home furnishings division for $ 1.1 billion, creating a new company called LifeStyle Furnishings International. In 2003, Masco's annual sales exceeded ten billion dollars.