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Industry Peer Information and the Equity Valuation Accuracy of Firms Emerging from Chapter 11

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  • Bingxu Fang

    (School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University, 178900 Singapore)

  • Sasan Saiy

    (School of Accounting and Finance, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada)

  • Dushyantkumar Vyas

    (Department of Management, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6, Canada; and Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1, Canada)

Abstract

Valuation plays a central role in determining Chapter 11 reorganization outcomes. However, obtaining accurate valuation estimates of reorganized firms is challenging because of limited firm-specific market-based information and the oft-conflicting incentives of claimholders. We examine the role of industry peer information in reducing misvaluations and its implications for unintended interclaimant wealth transfers and postreorganization performance. First, we find that the availability of relevant industry peer information is negatively associated with equity valuation errors for firms emerging from Chapter 11. Cross-sectional results suggest that the relation between industry peer information and valuation errors varies substantially with debtors’ information environment and case characteristics. Second, we find that industry peer information quality is associated with better ex post financial performance of emerged firms because of lower overvaluation. Finally, we document the role of industry peer information in substantially reducing the frequency and magnitude of unintended wealth transfers between claimants arising from equity valuation errors.

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  • Bingxu Fang & Sasan Saiy & Dushyantkumar Vyas, 2025. "Industry Peer Information and the Equity Valuation Accuracy of Firms Emerging from Chapter 11," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 71(2), pages 1692-1715, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:71:y:2025:i:2:p:1692-1715
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2022.01233
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