Earnings Quality and International IPO Underpricing

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Thomas J. Boulton

Miami University

Scott Smart

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance

Chad J. Zutter

University of Pittsburgh

Date Written: August 28, 2008

Abstract

This study examines the impact of country-level earnings quality on IPO underpricing. Examining 10,783 IPOs from 37 countries, we find that IPOs are underpriced less in countries where public firms produce higher quality earnings information. This finding persists after controlling for other deal- and country-specific factors that affect IPO underpricing, and it is driven neither by the large and relatively transparent markets in the U.S. and U.K. nor by the relatively opaque Japanese market. The impact of low earnings quality on underpricing is partially offset by the use of a top-tier underwriter.

Keywords: International finance, Earnings quality, Initial public offerings, Underpricing, Valuation

JEL Classification: G15, G24, G30, G32, G34

Suggested Citation

Boulton, Thomas J. and Smart, Scott B. and Zutter, Chad J., Earnings Quality and International IPO Underpricing (August 28, 2008). The Accounting Review, Vol. 86, No. 2, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=972694

Thomas J. Boulton

Miami University ( email )

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Scott B. Smart

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance ( email )

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Chad J. Zutter (Contact Author)

University of Pittsburgh ( email )

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United States
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