RE:RE:RE:AR is dead moneyThe market cap of the company would be the same. In other words, if there are 1000 shares of AR out a $1 apiece, the market cap of the company is $1000. Do a 1:10 split there is 100 shares out at $10 apiece. The market cap of the company hasn't changed. Generally one should prefer to own companies that trade above five dollars a share as it you don't have listing problems and don't end up on an over the counter exchange in the US.
Reverse splits aren't in and of themselves bad or good. It is generally the scenario that set up the need for a reverse split that one should look to. Very often it is Canadian commodities companies and US biotech companies and very often that is because they issued shares for cash to do exploration/development and in most cases, when the dust settles, they either don't generate profits on a regular basis - or at all - for long periods of time.