The Intra-industry Effects of Chapter 11 Filings: Evidence from Analysts’ Earnings Forecast Revisions

• Main Authors: CATON, Gary L., DONALDSON, Jeffrey, GOH, Jeremy
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
• Subjects: Chapter 11; Sharegolders; Bankruptcy Filings; Rivals; Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3390; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/4389/viewcontent/IntraIndustryEffectsC11Filings_2012_COC.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Shareholders suffer huge losses when firms they own file Chapter 11. Interestingly, even shareholders of rival companies experience statistically significant losses. We examine how the bad news associated with a bankruptcy filing is transferred to the filing firm’s rivals. Using revisions in analyst...