Artikel

Do initial reserves signal long-term IPO stock performance?

This research examines the long-run Initial Public Offerings (IPO) stock performance of a large Chinese sample, and in particular the relationship between initial reserves (capital reserves and revenue reserves immediately after the IPO) and long-run IPO stock performance. In general, Chinese IPOs do not underperform the market/industry benchmarks, but they significantly underperform their sizematched industry peers. More importantly, Chinese IPO firms tend to issue a large amount of bonus shares (also called as a "capitalization issue", i.e. capitalization of the reserves) after the IPO. Consistent with bonus share signaling hypothesis, Chinese IPO firms exhibit increased operating/stock performance subsequent to bonus issues. Interestingly, the size of the initial reserves is positively associated with long-run IPO stock performance. This research adds another piece of empirical evidence to the literature whether IPOs underperform in the long run, by confirming that the choice of performance measures and benchmarks could affect the conclusion on the IPO long-run performance. Further, it discovers that size of initial reserves could signal superior IPO stock performance in the long run.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Journal: Cogent Economics & Finance ; ISSN: 2332-2039 ; Volume: 3 ; Year: 2015 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 1-11 ; Abingdon: Taylor & Francis

Classification
Wirtschaft
Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
Subject
IPOs
long-run stock performance
bonus issues
signaling
China

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Cheng, Peng
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Taylor & Francis
(where)
Abingdon
(when)
2015

DOI
doi:10.1080/23322039.2015.1018697
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  • Cheng, Peng
  • Taylor & Francis

Time of origin

  • 2015

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