IPO disclosures are ripe for reform: current financial disclosure rules let would-be public companies shape a rosy narrative about their prospects and obscure information that investors should know

Current financial disclosure rules let would-be public companies paint a too-rosy picture while obscuring information that investors should know. Pre-IPO disclosures have grown increasingly bloated but typically lack information relevant to the likelihood of success for new business models. The auth...

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Beteiligte Personen: Damodaran, Aswath (VerfasserIn), McCarthy, Daniel M. (VerfasserIn), Cohen, Maxime C. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: [Cambridge, Massachusetts] MIT Sloan Management Review 2022
Ausgabe:[First edition].
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Links:https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/-/53863MIT63418/?ar
Zusammenfassung:Current financial disclosure rules let would-be public companies paint a too-rosy picture while obscuring information that investors should know. Pre-IPO disclosures have grown increasingly bloated but typically lack information relevant to the likelihood of success for new business models. The authors propose "triggered" disclosures tailored to a company's value drivers, wherein claims about customer value and potential market size must be supported by the consistent, objective collection of baseline data.
Beschreibung:Reprint #63418, Summer 2022 issue, vol. 63, no. 4. - Includes bibliographical references
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (9 Seiten) illustrations