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Agency Costs, Market Discipline and Market Timing: Evidence from Post-IPO Operating Performance

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  • Daniel L McConaughy
  • Manjeet S. Dhatt
  • Yong H. Kim

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We compare ninety-nine 1985 IPO firms with a matched sample of “seasoned†firms. The IPO firms were more efficient and profitable, yet exhibited declining market-to-book-equity ratios over the 1985-1992 period. However, we observe no significant trend toward lower efficiency or profitability among the IPO firms. In fact, we observe a significant improvement in operating efficiency five to six years after the IPO. Post-IPO evidence suggests that (1) agency costs do not Increase; (2) the markets discipline entrepreneurs with incentives to maintain pre-IPO performance; and (3) poor stock performance is due to investors who overpay, extrapolating current performance into the future.

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  • Daniel L McConaughy & Manjeet S. Dhatt & Yong H. Kim, 1996. "Agency Costs, Market Discipline and Market Timing: Evidence from Post-IPO Operating Performance," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 20(2), pages 43-58, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:entthe:v:20:y:1996:i:2:p:43-58
    DOI: 10.1177/104225879602000205
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