scholarly journals The need for transparency, responsibility and accountability: the case of facebook IPO

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 316-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Maria Cervellati ◽  
Adriano Di Sandro ◽  
Luca Piras
Keyword(s):  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Marketing Activity ◽  
The Road ◽  
Price Range ◽  
Public Offering

This paper aims to describe and critically analyse the Facebook Initial Public Offering (IPO), initially focusing on the pre-IPO assessments made by underwriters, and then comparing them with the market evidence. The initial weak performance disappointed all those investors believing in a fast stock increase, causing in turn the rise of bad expectations about the company’s projects. As a matter of fact, the stock trend did not reflect the enthusiasm that the financial community showed during the IPO’s marketing activity or during the road show. The stock demand was far superior than the supply during all the pre-IPO activities, and even after the upward revisions of the price range. Thus, the assessment of the valuation methods used to set the offer price plays a key role to explain the reasons of the stock performance. We analyse analysts’ reports to investigate the reasons of their distorted valuations. The case of the Facebook IPO stresses the importance of supervision to ensure transparent financial statements and protect investors. Lack of transparency, wrong corporate culture and conflicts of interest may provoke stock crashes and damage investors and the financial system overall. Ensuring integrity of financial reporting and monitoring systems is thus essential to ensure responsibility, as well as accountability.

Alibaba Group Initial Public Offering: A Case Study of Financial Reporting Issues

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 449-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing L. Burke ◽  
Tim V. Eaton
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
York Stock Exchange ◽  
Accounting Courses ◽  
Chinese Company ◽  
Public Offering

ABSTRACT In September 2014, the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited issued shares on the New York Stock Exchange, making it the world's largest initial public offering. This case examines different aspects of the Alibaba Group's initial public offering, including Alibaba Group's business model, financial reporting and corporate governance, as well as the macroeconomic, political, and legal environment in which the company operates. In addition, this case will familiarize students with the risks and opportunities for Chinese companies and investors when a Chinese company lists in the U.S. This case is suitable for financial accounting and international accounting courses at the intermediate and advanced levels for undergraduates as well as graduate students. The case is scalable, and instructors can choose from multiple sections of the case and different case questions to tailor the case difficulty to their students' learning needs.

Jones Enterprises Real Estate Investment Trust: Comparing U.S. and Canadian Acquisition Accounting, Balance Sheet and Security Commission Reporting, and Initial Public Offering Location

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Natalie Tatiana Churyk ◽  
Alan Reinstein ◽  
Lance Smith
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Accounting Students ◽  
Real Estate Investment ◽  
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ◽  
Balance Sheets ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Public Offering

ABSTRACT Based on a Big 4 real estate audit partner's client, this case introduces graduate research and advanced financial accounting students to acquisition accounting under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), provides a perspective on real estate investment trusts (REITs), and requires analyzing a U.S. versus Canadian (Ontario) initial public offering (IPO). Students list U.S. and Canadian advantages and disadvantages of REITs, record a portfolio purchase, prepare U.S. GAAP and IFRS balance sheets in order to grasp major REIT reporting differences, contrast the key provisions between U.S. and Canadian (Ontario) securities commissions' IPO reporting, and consider ongoing securities commissions' reporting options. Finally, students will recommend whether the IPO should be issued in the U.S. or Canada. Completing the case helps students: (1) grasp U.S. GAAP and IFRS acquisition accounting methods and different REIT presentations; and (2) recognize that the country selected for the IPO depends upon the issuer's circumstances and preferences.

The Hole in the Doughnut: Accounting for Acquired Intangibles at Krispy Kreme

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Holder-Webb ◽  
Mark Kohlbeck
Keyword(s):  
Executive Compensation ◽  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Real World ◽  
Intangible Assets ◽  
Purchase Price ◽  
Real World Setting ◽  
Exit Costs ◽  
Accounting Courses ◽  
Public Offering

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. used a 2000 initial public offering (IPO) to embark on an active expansion and franchise reacquisition program. This case focuses on this high-visibility franchise reacquisition program and several associated and highly controversial accounting issues, and provides an opportunity to examine numerous technical and conceptual issues in a real-world setting. In the case, you will encounter a variety of financial reporting issues—from identification and valuation of uncommon intangible assets in Part 1, to acquisition accounting, purchase-price allocations, contingent consideration, exit costs, executive compensation, and loan impairments in Part 2. The case is appropriate for use in intermediate and advanced accounting courses.

scholarly journals Accounting Profession Is Ready For International Financial Reporting Standards: Financial Statements Comparable Enough

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dahli Gray
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
The Other ◽  
Matched Pairs ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
The Road ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Big 4 ◽  
And Training ◽  
Us Gaap

Comparative analysis of three matched pairs of corporations revealed that there are more similarities than differences where one used IFRS and the other used US GAAP. "mso-spacerun: yes;"Since US GAAP focuses on usefulness of information rather than uniform reporting, the use of IFRS is just another variation on a theme that has existed for decades. The Big 4 accounting firms provide guidance and training for practitioners, professors and students that ease the road to understanding.

scholarly journals Analisis Kualitas Auditor, Leverage Dan Persentase Saham Initial Public Offering Terhadap Earnings Management Perusahaan Go Public

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Hasanuddin Hasanuddin
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
Corporate Management ◽  
Dysfunctional Behavior ◽  
Public Offering ◽  
Personal Welfare

AbstractThe action of corporate management to intervene in the process of drafting financial statements is an act of dysfunctional behavior that will affect the enhancement of personal welfare management and The company's employees and the value of its leadership. This research aims to test and prove empirically the cause and influence of earnings management in the company that go public after the enactment of Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Release (AAER) by Security Exchange Commission (SEC). The variables tested were reputation Auditor, Leverage and stock percentage of Initial Public Offering (IPO) at the company that go Public on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2000 to 2004. The method of analysis used is multiple regression that previously done testing through several stages. Results show that the leverage variable significantly affects earnings management. This indicates that the debt that is the source of external funds used to finance the business continuity is strongly associated with earnings management. 

Successful Aramco sale may squeeze Saudi finances

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Investment Fund ◽  
Economic Diversification ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Price Range ◽  
High Valuation ◽  
Crown Prince ◽  
Public Offering

Significance The initial public offering (IPO) of a 1.5% stake in Saudi Aramco on December 6 reached the top end of the recommended price range, giving the company a relatively high valuation of 1.7 trillion dollars and netting a record 25.6 billion dollars for the Public Investment Fund (PIF) -- a vindication for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The shares were sold mainly to Saudi and regional investors. Impacts The PIF will deploy sale proceeds as part of a drive for economic diversification, both domestically and in acquiring global assets. Aramco’s commitment to generous dividends could pose problems if oil prices weaken. PIF spending of the domestic sale proceeds will lead to a foreign exchange outflow, either directly or through new imports.

Does the JOBS Act Reduce Compliance Costs of Emerging Growth Companies? Theory and Evidence

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 151-175
Author(s):  
Inder K. Khurana ◽  
Lei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
Significant Cost ◽  
Compliance Costs ◽  
Disclosure Requirements ◽  
Public Offering ◽  
Jobs Act

SUMMARY In April 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act was enacted to revitalize the initial public offering market by reducing regulatory burdens for small firms. We focus on audit fees, one directly observable and significant cost of complying with the JOBS Act. Specifically, we examine whether the exemption of emerging growth companies (EGCs) from SOX 404(b) auditor attestations of internal control over financial reporting and other disclosure requirements affected audit fees paid by EGCs. We find that EGCs paid higher audit fees than non-EGCs after IPOs. Moreover, we find that the positive relation between EGCs and audit fees is more pronounced for firms with high financial reporting risk. Collectively, our results reveal an unintended consequence of the JOBS Act: it failed to reduce audit fees, a major component of the compliance costs of EGCs.

Do abnormal IPO audit fees signal IPO audit quality and post-IPO performance? A principal-agent analysis based on evidence from China.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hung Chan ◽  
Phyllis L. L. Mo ◽  
Weiyin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Agency Theory ◽  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
Main Interest ◽  
Ipo Performance ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Public Offering

We assess the unexplained information content of abnormal audit fees using a sample of initial public offering (IPO) audits in China. We find that abnormal IPO audit fees are positively associated with manipulation of pre-IPO real activities, suggesting lower audit quality for IPO financial statements. We further find that abnormal IPO audit fees are negatively associated with post-IPO financial performance. These results suggest a strong alignment of interests between the principal (pre-IPO shareholders), whose main interest is to gain listing status, and its agent (the auditor), who is willing to cooperate with the principal for extra economic rents (abnormal audit fees). Our findings that abnormal IPO audit fees are associated with lower audit quality and can help predict post-IPO financial performance have important implications for audit regulators, IPO market participants, and the applicability of agency theory in the context of IPO audits.

Do IPO Firms Misclassify Expenses? Implications for IPO Price Formation and Post-IPO Stock Performance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaotao (Kelvin) Liu ◽  
Biyu Wu
Keyword(s):  
Stock Returns ◽  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Price Formation ◽  
Special Items ◽  
Final Offer ◽  
Price Range ◽  
Classification Shifting ◽  
Core Earnings ◽  
Public Offering ◽  
Share Information

This study investigates whether initial public offering (IPO) firms inflate “core” earnings through classification shifting (i.e., misclassifying core expenses as income-decreasing special items) immediately prior to IPOs. We provide initial evidence that IPO firms engage in classification shifting in the pre-IPO period. Using hand-collected price and share information from IPO prospectuses, we find that pre-IPO classification shifting is positively associated with a price revision from the midpoint of the initial price range to the final offer price, suggesting that pre-IPO classification shifting influences IPO price formation. Furthermore, we find that pre-IPO classification shifting is negatively associated with post-IPO stock returns. Overall, our findings caution investors, auditors, and regulators that classification shifting, a seemingly innocuous accounting maneuver, can mislead investors in their IPO valuation and is associated with post-IPO underperformance. This paper was accepted by Brian Bushee, accounting.

scholarly journals PENGARUH DER, ROA, NPM DAN EPS TERHADAP UNDERPRICING

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 390-396
Author(s):  
Meutia Octafian ◽  
Anita Wijayanti ◽  
Endang Masitoh
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Public Offering ◽  
Data Processing Methods

This study aims to look at the effect of each variable (DER, ROA, NPM, EPS) on underpricing in companies conducting an initial public offering on the Stock Exchange in 2016-2018. Testing is done by using a sample of 31 companies that conducted an initial public offering listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2016 -2018, using purposive sampling method. Data processing methods use SPSS with descriptive tests, classic assumption tests, and in the measurement of hypotheses using multiple regression analysis. The results in this study address the influence of ROA and EPS on underpricing, while DER and NPM have no effect on underpricing. It is expected that this research can be used as a material consideration for investors in analyzing financial statements that will be used as a reference in investing, while for academics can add knowledge related to the influence of several fundamental factors on underpricing.

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