This study examines the announcement effects of offering convertible bonds using data for 236 firms listed in KRX over the period of 2001 to 2009. Furthermore, this study analyzes the impact of inherent characteristics in convertible bonds and charact...
This study examines the announcement effects of offering convertible bonds using data for 236 firms listed in KRX over the period of 2001 to 2009. Furthermore, this study analyzes the impact of inherent characteristics in convertible bonds and characteristics of issuing firms on the announcement effects by controlling for the firm size, leverage ratio and etcetera. The proxies for characteristics of convertible bonds include PREM(conversion premium), GCB(a dummy variable that takes the value of one if convertible bonds are guaranteed, and zero otherwise), CB_SIZE(size of issuing amount). The characteristics of issuing firms are measured by the GROW(firms' growth potential), PROF(firms' performance), and CDQ(a dummy variable that takes the value of one if the company belongs to the investment grade issuers, and zero otherwise). The analysis yields following findings. First, The announcement effects of convertible bonds are associated with significantly negative abnormal returns. Second, GCB negatively influences the cumulative abnormal return around issue announcement of convertible bond. Finally, I find that the announcement effect of convertible bonds is positively related with the increases in growth of issuing firm and good credit rating.