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Underpricing and Operating Performance of Chinese B-Share Initial Public Offerings

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  • Chao Chen
  • Wenbin Chen
  • Jing Chi

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Previous research shows that Chinese A-share initial public offerings (IPOs) experience very high initial returns. This study focuses on Chinese B-share IPOs and investigates their initial returns, operating performance change before and after listing, and long-run market performance. We study all B-share IPOs listed from 1992 to 2000 in China and find that the average underpricing of Chinese B-share IPOs is 28.63 percent, which is statistically and economic significant. The initial returns of B-share IPOs on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange are significantly higher than those on the Shanghai Stock Exchange; the smaller size IPOs are significantly higher than those of larger issuance; and the periods with fewer IPOs are higher than those when more IPOs are listed. Results show that the operating performance of B-share companies deteriorates after listing, indicating that earnings management is popular among those firms. We also find that the abnormal long-run returns of B shares are marginally negatively significant and go down year by year, which is consistent with the change of operating performance of B-share companies.

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  • Chao Chen & Wenbin Chen & Jing Chi, 2006. "Underpricing and Operating Performance of Chinese B-Share Initial Public Offerings," Chinese Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(5), pages 51-67, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:chinec:v:39:y:2006:i:5:p:51-67
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