FACTORS INFLUENCING IPO UNDERPRICING IN THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF THAILAND AND THE MARKET FOR ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT

Authors

  • Chayanun Muangsawat Kasetsart University, Thailand
  • Apichat Pongsupatt Kasetsart University, Thailand

Keywords:

Initial public offering; IPO first-day returns; The Stock Exchange of Thailand; The Market for Alternative Investment

Abstract

          Purpose of this study was to explore factors influencing IPO underpricing in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Market for Alternative Investment (mai). In this study the secondary cross - sectional data of 160 companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand and the Market for Alternative Investment (mai) was collected. The population used includes, among others, listed companies on the IDX with a sample of issuers that went public from 2016 to 2021, entirely the 6 years. This study examined seven independent variables including Search Volume Index (SVI), free float (FF), financial advisor (FA), size of firm (SIZE), debt to equity ratio (DE), return on asset (ROA) and Covid 19 situation (COVID). This data was analyzed by qualitative and quantitative data analysis using the Least Square Method model.

          The results showed that information factors influencing IPO underpricing in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Market for Alternative Investment (mai) with positively statistical significance level of 0.05 was Search Volume Index (SVI) and Covid 19 situation (COVID). Meanwhile, free float (FF) and size of firm (SIZE) had negative correlation to sustainable growth with an R-Square of 0.3853.

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Published

2023-06-30

How to Cite

Muangsawat, C. ., & Pongsupatt, A. . (2023). FACTORS INFLUENCING IPO UNDERPRICING IN THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF THAILAND AND THE MARKET FOR ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT. Journal of Buddhist Education and Research (Online), 9(2), 41–56. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jber/article/view/265983

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