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Offer pricing of Australian industrial initial public offers

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  • Julie Cotter
  • Michelle Goyen
  • Sherryl Hegarty

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In the present paper we examine the setting of offer prices for Australian industrial initial public offers (IPOs) by fixed price offers. Our investigation focuses on the associations between offer prices and both market prices and accounting based measures of intrinsic value. Fixed‐price offers are less likely to be influenced by the canvassing of market demand when compared to the US setting, where book‐builds are typically used. We conclude that while Australian industrial IPOs are underpriced, they are not systematically undervalued. Contrary to research undertaken by Purnanandam and Swaminathan in the US book‐build setting, we do not conclude that Australian IPOs are systematically overvalued. As part of our analysis, we develop an empirical model of offer prices based on interviews with several leading Australian stockbrokers involved in setting them. Finally, using the ratio of offer price to intrinsic value measure, we find some evidence that undervaluation is positively related to underpricing.

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  • Julie Cotter & Michelle Goyen & Sherryl Hegarty, 2005. "Offer pricing of Australian industrial initial public offers," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 45(1), pages 95-125, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:acctfi:v:45:y:2005:i:1:p:95-125
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-629x.2004.00137.x
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    1. Sureyya Burcu Avcı, 2021. "IPO Valuation and IPO Inter-Industry Effects," Journal of Research in Economics, Politics & Finance, Ersan ERSOY, vol. 6(2), pages 418-438.
    2. How, Janice & Lam, Jennifer & Yeo, Julian, 2007. "The use of the comparable firm approach in valuing Australian IPOs," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 16(2), pages 99-115.
    3. Harsimran Sandhu & Kousik Guhathakurta, 2020. "Effects of IPO Offer Price Ranges on Initial Subscription, Initial Turnover and Ownership Structure—Evidence from Indian IPO Market," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-19, November.

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