IPO Underpricing: The Owner’s Perspective
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 2013
Publication Title
Journal of Economics and Finance Education
First Page
1
Last Page
8
Additional Publication URL
http://www.economics-finance.org/jefe/
Abstract
Most corporate finance textbooks include a chapter on raising capital, giving particular attention to initial public offerings (IPOs). For IPOs, underpricing is defined as the percentage change from the offer price to the closing price on the first trading day. Textbooks universally treat underpricing as the indirect cost of issuance; however, this fails to account for the share issuance decision. Because owners do not typically sell all (or even most) of their shares, underpricing overstates the wealth lost by preexisting owners. I provide simple, real-life examples for instructors to use in courses such as corporate finance, entrepreneurship, or alternative investments.
Rights
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Recommended Citation
Dolvin, Steven D., "IPO Underpricing: The Owner’s Perspective" (2013). Scholarship and Professional Work - Business. 123.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cob_papers/123
