The informativeness of financial reports has been of a great importance to both investors and academics. Earnings are crucial for evaluating future prospects and determining company value, especially around milestone events such as initial public offerings (IPO). If investors are misled by...

Abstract: Zuletzt hat sich die Fachliteratur intensiv mit dem Phänomen des IPO-Underpricings befasst, ohne jedoch grundlegende Ergebnisse zu liefern. Wieso kommt es regelmäßig zu IPO-Underpricings, wo doch alle Marktteilnehmer über deren Existenz informiert sind? Besonders jene IPOs, die...

This study tests possible sources of long-term risk-adjusted returns on initial public offerings (IPO) in Poland under the calendar-time portfolio (CTP) approach. The moment of going public still remains a puzzle in many areas. Poland’s status as an emerging market has been indisputable for...

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...