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The Costs of Issuing Preferred Stock

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  • Mukesh Bajaj
  • Sumon C. Mazumdar
  • Atulya Sarin

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U.S. firms commonly use preferred stocks to raise external capital. Yet this hybrid security's issuance costs and offer yields have not been previously examined in a systematic manner. We analyze a sample of 3,042 U.S. preferred stocks issued between 1980 and 1999. We find that convertible issues, which are riskier than straight issues, entail higher gross spreads and other direct expenses. Scale, credit rating, and industry effects influence gross spreads and issuance costs. We also compare preferred stocks yields with various bellwether bond yields. Our results support the tax‐based argument that suggests that yields on preferred stocks should be lower than comparable risky bonds.

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  • Mukesh Bajaj & Sumon C. Mazumdar & Atulya Sarin, 2002. "The Costs of Issuing Preferred Stock," Journal of Financial Research, Southern Finance Association;Southwestern Finance Association, vol. 25(4), pages 577-592, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jfnres:v:25:y:2002:i:4:p:577-592
    DOI: 10.1111/1475-6803.00038
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    1. John S. Howe & Hongbok Lee, 2006. "The long‐run stock performance of preferred stock issuers," Review of Financial Economics, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 15(3), pages 237-250.
    2. Huang, Rongbing & Shangguan, Zhaoyun & Zhang, Donghang, 2008. "The networking function of investment banks: Evidence from private investments in public equity," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 14(5), pages 738-752, December.
    3. Cécile Carpentier & Jean-François L'Her & Jean-Marc Suret, 2005. "The Costs of Issuing Private Versus Public Equity," CIRANO Working Papers 2005s-14, CIRANO.
    4. Hongbok Lee & Don Johnson, 2009. "The operating performance of preferred stock issuers," Applied Financial Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(5), pages 397-407.
    5. Realdon, Marco, 2006. "Revisiting cumulative preferred stock valuation," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 3(1), pages 2-13, March.
    6. Shai Levi & Benjamin Segal, 2015. "The Impact of Debt-Equity Reporting Classifications on the Firm's Decision to Issue Hybrid Securities," European Accounting Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(4), pages 801-822, December.
    7. Howe, John S. & Lee, Hongbok, 2006. "The long-run stock performance of preferred stock issuers," Review of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 15(3), pages 237-250.
    8. Devrim Yaman, 2011. "Long-Run Operating Performance Of Preferred Stock Issuers," The International Journal of Business and Finance Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 5(2), pages 61-73.

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