This paper examines the relation between the quality of forecasts and the types of analysts' stock recommendations. Using hand-collected data on stock recommendations issued for companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) in the period 2005–2012, we find that, despite analysts' clear...

This paper examines the impact of market timing and legal changes in 2005, aimed at aligning Polish regulations on financial markets with the UE standards, on the amount of capital raised at initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. We find that although during IPOs firms...

This paper shows that although par value (also known as nominal value or face value) was created to secure the liabilities of creditors, it can be a useful tool for financing a company. The study is based on a sample of initial public offering firms which went public on the Warsaw Stock Exchange...

The authors, on the basis of Kuhn's theory of science development, discuss whether the paradigm of economic value estimated by discounted cash flow method is still valid and can explain the current changes of radical overestimation of values. The authors ask the question whether the current...

This article examines the factors that determine IPO success in raising equity capital, and how this success translates into investor success. The study is based on a sample of IPOs on the Warsaw Stock Exchange from 1998 to 2011. We find that pre-IPO profitability is a strong and positive signal...

The purpose of the study is the analysis of the relationship between the par value (also known as nominal value or face value) and the parameters influencing a company's financing. Additionally, the utility of the par value as a manipulation tool for equity offerings is examined. The study is...

The English version of this paper can be found at; "http://ssrn.com/abstract=2240614" http://ssrn.com/abstract=2240614W artykule wykazano, że inwestorzy nie łączą ceny emisyjnej akcji z jej ceną nominalną, co umożliwia debiutującym spółkom maksymalizowanie agio poprzez obniżanie ceny...

This paper examines the impact of the par value concept on the success of new issues during initial public offering (IPO) and the subsequent efficiency of companies. The study is based on a sample of IPO firms which went public on the Warsaw Stock Exchange from 1998 to 2013. The paper shows that...

A strong trend towards the implementation and use of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) changes the accounting reporting model and replaces cost-based measures with market-based measures. Based on the decision-making usefulness, the fair value has become a dominant measurement...