The performance of initial public offering (IPO) in Malaysia

(fhe objective of this research paper is to evaluate the performance of Initial Public offering in Malaysia during year 2006 until 2009. It is investigate the determinants of the short and long run ofIPOs performance. This study produces information about the degree of underpricing and long run r...

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Main Author: Julia, binti Joni
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9044/1/Julia.pdf
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spelling my-unimas-ir.90442023-05-24T07:19:17Z The performance of initial public offering (IPO) in Malaysia 2010 Julia, binti Joni HB Economic Theory (fhe objective of this research paper is to evaluate the performance of Initial Public offering in Malaysia during year 2006 until 2009. It is investigate the determinants of the short and long run ofIPOs performance. This study produces information about the degree of underpricing and long run return of IPOs up to I-year, 2-years and 3 -years and their determinants which are variable to investors in designing their security selection processes The evidence indicates that, on average, the IPOs are underpriced. On the other hands, the IPOs show a pattern of underperformance (negative return) in the long run up to three years. However, the statistical evidence showed that in the long run the IPOs are neither under nor overpriced. Through statistical analysis of the dependency of several independent variables, it is found that only Offer to Open, Offer Size, Age of the firm and Lead Underwriter are significant influence the initial return for one year buy and hold abnormal return model. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2010 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9044/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9044/1/Julia.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) Faculty of Economics and Business
institution Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
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language English
topic HB Economic Theory
spellingShingle HB Economic Theory
Julia, binti Joni
The performance of initial public offering (IPO) in Malaysia
description (fhe objective of this research paper is to evaluate the performance of Initial Public offering in Malaysia during year 2006 until 2009. It is investigate the determinants of the short and long run ofIPOs performance. This study produces information about the degree of underpricing and long run return of IPOs up to I-year, 2-years and 3 -years and their determinants which are variable to investors in designing their security selection processes The evidence indicates that, on average, the IPOs are underpriced. On the other hands, the IPOs show a pattern of underperformance (negative return) in the long run up to three years. However, the statistical evidence showed that in the long run the IPOs are neither under nor overpriced. Through statistical analysis of the dependency of several independent variables, it is found that only Offer to Open, Offer Size, Age of the firm and Lead Underwriter are significant influence the initial return for one year buy and hold abnormal return model.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Julia, binti Joni
author_facet Julia, binti Joni
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title The performance of initial public offering (IPO) in Malaysia
title_short The performance of initial public offering (IPO) in Malaysia
title_full The performance of initial public offering (IPO) in Malaysia
title_fullStr The performance of initial public offering (IPO) in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The performance of initial public offering (IPO) in Malaysia
title_sort performance of initial public offering (ipo) in malaysia
granting_institution Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
granting_department Faculty of Economics and Business
publishDate 2010
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/9044/1/Julia.pdf
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