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Table 2 Descriptive Statistics of Initial Returns of Private and Privatizing IPOs

From: Performance and capital structure of IPOs in Pakistan from 2000 to 2015

 

Initial Raw Return

Initial Market adjusted Return

All

Privatized

Private

All

Privatized

Private

Mean (p-value)

23.485

0.008***

27.323

0.687

22.792

0.033***

23.320

0.015***

27.652

0.654

22.539

0.048***

Mean Difference between public & private (p-value)

4.53 (0.75)

  

5.11 (0.72)

Median

9.198

20.943

8.158

8.940

19.763

6.956

Maximum

144.186

75.056

144.186

142.459

74.186

142.459

Minimum

−96.496

−9.531

−96.496

−98.101

−10.107

−98.101

Std.dev

43.114

26.333

45.616

43.377

27.022

45.835

Obs.

72

11

61

72

11

61

  1. Note: To test mean difference between private and privatized IPOs initial returns in short run (first trading day) p-values are presented in the parenthesis. The *** and ** indicates significance at 1% and 5% level respectively