Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock has traded under the symbol "DECK" on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) since May 5, 2014 and was traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market prior to that date.
The following table shows the range of low and high closing sale prices per share of our common stock, based on the last daily sale, for the periods indicated.
| Common Stock Price Per Share | |||||||
| Low | High | ||||||
| Year Ended March 31, 2018 | |||||||
| Fourth Quarter | $ | 78.96 | $ | 98.29 | |||
| Third Quarter | 64.57 | 80.25 | |||||
| Second Quarter | 61.60 | 69.43 | |||||
| First Quarter | 55.78 | 71.92 | |||||
| Year Ended March 31, 2017 | |||||||
| Fourth Quarter | $ | 44.99 | $ | 60.98 | |||
| Third Quarter | 50.76 | 64.80 | |||||
| Second Quarter | 56.99 | 68.57 | |||||
| First Quarter | 48.89 | 59.25 |
At May 11, 2018, we had approximately 43 stockholders of record based upon the records of our transfer agent, which does not include beneficial owners of our common stock whose shares are held in the names of various securities brokers, dealers and registered clearing agencies.
We did not sell any equity securities during the year ended March 31, 2018 that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act).
Stock Performance Graph
Below is a graph comparing the percentage change in the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock against the cumulative total return of the NYSE Composite Index, and the S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories &
Luxury Goods Index for the five-year period commencing December 31, 2012 and ending March 31, 2018, excluding the transition period for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The data represented below assumes one hundred dollars invested in each share of our common stock, the NYSE Composite Index and the S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index on January 1, 2013. The NYSE Composite Index is an index that measures the performance of all stocks listed on the NYSE.
The stock performance graph shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Annual Report on Form 10-K into any filing under the Securities Act, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under either of the Securities Act or Exchange Act. Total return assumes reinvestment of dividends, though we have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our inception.

The following table assumes one hundred dollars invested on January 1, 2013 and assumes dividends are reinvested.
| January 1, | Year Ended December 31, | Years Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deckers Outdoor Corporation | $ | 100.0 | $ | 209.7 | $ | 181.0 | $ | 148.8 | $ | 148.3 | $ | 223.6 | |||||||||||
| S&P 500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index | 100.0 | 124.9 | 119.3 | 105.9 | 84.2 | 108.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| The NYSE Composite Index | 100.0 | 126.4 | 138.7 | 133.5 | 154.4 | 171.4 |
Dividend Policy
We have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our inception. We currently do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Our current revolving credit agreements allow us to declare and pay cash dividends, as long as no event of default has occurred under these arrangements. At March 31, 2018, we were in compliance with this provision and we remain in compliance as of May 25, 2018.
Stock Repurchase Program
In January 2015, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program to repurchase up to $200,000 of our common stock in the open market or in privately-negotiated transactions, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other factors. In October 2017, our Board of Directors authorized a new $335,000 stock repurchase program. Since inception through March 31, 2018, we have repurchased approximately 3,722,502 shares under these combined programs for approximately $284,393, or an average price of $76.40 per share, leaving the remaining approved amount at approximately $250,607. Our repurchase programs do not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common stock and may be suspended at any time at our discretion.
Refer to Note 8, "Stockholders' Equity," of our consolidated financial statements in Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on repurchases of our common stock.
The following table summarizes the stock repurchase activity under the programs discussed above during the three months ended March 31, 2018:
| Total number of shares purchased* (in thousands) | Average price paid per share | Approximate dollar value of shares added/(purchased) | Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased | |||||||||||
| February 1, 2018 — February 28, 2018 | 930 | $ | 93.85 | $ | (87,293 | ) | $ | 288,314 | ||||||
| March 1, 2018 — March 31, 2018 | 412 | 91.56 | (37,707 | ) | 250,607 |
*All shares were repurchased as part of publicly-announced programs in open-market transactions.
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