Market reaction to rights offer: A case of Johannesburg Stock Exchange

dc.contributor.authorLebepe, Busisiwe A.
dc.contributor.supervisorMOKOALELI-MOKOTELI, THABANG
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-30T07:23:59Z
dc.date.available2024-09-30T07:23:59Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionA research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in Finance and Investment Johannesburg, 2020
dc.description.abstractFirms have at their disposal various sources to meet the capital requirements to fund their growth aspirations to generate sustainable shareholder wealth. Rights issues are key among this compendium of capital sources. This study investigated the short and medium-term market reaction of firms’ rights offer announcement event on the share price of Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)-listed firms using an event study methodology to operationalise the research. A univariate t-test analysis determined the significance of the market price reaction post-announcement of a rights offer for JSE-listed shares. The cumulative abnormal returns (CAR) were calculated using the market model formula. The significance testing was conducted on the null hypotheses at a 5% significance level. Empirical evidence frequently indicates a significant price drop post-announcement of a rights offer. Studies indicate a general negative price reaction to announcing the rights issue on the JSE due to a dilution in earnings per share, regulation, and effects of floatation costs. This study’s results provide a contrarian view with empirical evidence indicating a significantly positive price movement of 2.30%, 2.94%, and 2.56%, respectively, from day three to five post-announcement of a rights offer. However, statistically insignificant negative price movement results were observed in the medium-term (30–252 days). The review period is from January 2006 to January 2020, covering periods from different economic cycles and the most recent data on rights offers. This study contributes to the ongoing assessment on price reaction post announcing a rights offer in the South African market
dc.description.submitterMM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Management
dc.identifier.citationLebepe, Busisiwe A.. (2020). Market reaction to rights offer: A case of Johannesburg Stock Exchange [Master’s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WireDSpace.https://hdl.handle.net/10539/41201
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/41201
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights© 2020 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolWITS Business School
dc.subjectrights offer
dc.subjectShare price reaction
dc.subjectEvent studies
dc.subjectEquity finance
dc.subjectSeasoned equity offerings
dc.subjectRights issue
dc.subjectAbnormal returns
dc.subjectInformation asymmetry
dc.subjectOperating performance
dc.subjectListing requirements
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subjectJSE
dc.subjectCorporate announcements
dc.subject.otherSDG-8: Decent work and economic growth
dc.titleMarket reaction to rights offer: A case of Johannesburg Stock Exchange
dc.typeDissertation

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