Corporate takeover and market efficiency The Malaysian Experience

The purpose of this study is to test the efficiency of the Malaysian stock market reaction with regard to acquisition announcement. The result on insignificant cumulative average residuals from day -1 to + I for bidders indicates that the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange market is reasonably efficient in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fauzias Mat Noor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1992
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7951/1/1615-3049-1-SM.pdf
_version_ 1825726148208754688
author Fauzias Mat Noor,
author_facet Fauzias Mat Noor,
author_sort Fauzias Mat Noor,
collection UKM
description The purpose of this study is to test the efficiency of the Malaysian stock market reaction with regard to acquisition announcement. The result on insignificant cumulative average residuals from day -1 to + I for bidders indicates that the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange market is reasonably efficient in its response to takeover bids that are subsequently successful. But, with the bidder's highest cumulative • average residuals reported on the announcement date, and declines significantly immediately after the announcement indicates that the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange is reasonably efficient in terms of the speed of information, hut it does not accurately reflect the true implication on the value of the shares. This may also suggest that the bidder has over estimated the value of the target which may result in paying too much for its assets. The increase in share prices prior to the announcement may be due to the information leakage to the market or to buying support by the bidder which forcing the prices up before the announcement.
first_indexed 2024-03-06T04:06:27Z
format Article
id ukm.eprints-7951
institution Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-06T04:06:27Z
publishDate 1992
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
record_format dspace
spelling ukm.eprints-79512016-12-14T06:45:44Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7951/ Corporate takeover and market efficiency The Malaysian Experience Fauzias Mat Noor, The purpose of this study is to test the efficiency of the Malaysian stock market reaction with regard to acquisition announcement. The result on insignificant cumulative average residuals from day -1 to + I for bidders indicates that the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange market is reasonably efficient in its response to takeover bids that are subsequently successful. But, with the bidder's highest cumulative • average residuals reported on the announcement date, and declines significantly immediately after the announcement indicates that the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange is reasonably efficient in terms of the speed of information, hut it does not accurately reflect the true implication on the value of the shares. This may also suggest that the bidder has over estimated the value of the target which may result in paying too much for its assets. The increase in share prices prior to the announcement may be due to the information leakage to the market or to buying support by the bidder which forcing the prices up before the announcement. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1992 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7951/1/1615-3049-1-SM.pdf Fauzias Mat Noor, (1992) Corporate takeover and market efficiency The Malaysian Experience. Jurnal Pengurusan, 11 . pp. 75-94. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournals.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/
spellingShingle Fauzias Mat Noor,
Corporate takeover and market efficiency The Malaysian Experience
title Corporate takeover and market efficiency The Malaysian Experience
title_full Corporate takeover and market efficiency The Malaysian Experience
title_fullStr Corporate takeover and market efficiency The Malaysian Experience
title_full_unstemmed Corporate takeover and market efficiency The Malaysian Experience
title_short Corporate takeover and market efficiency The Malaysian Experience
title_sort corporate takeover and market efficiency the malaysian experience
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7951/1/1615-3049-1-SM.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT fauziasmatnoor corporatetakeoverandmarketefficiencythemalaysianexperience