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Source: rosettastone.com Rosetta Stone |
The average amount raised during an IPO during the first quarter of 2008 stood at $99.87 million, compared to $188.64 during the same period 2007, according to Renaissance Capital, an independent investment research company.
Rosetta Stone's debut brings the count of initial public offerings on a US exchange to four so far this year. In a sign of optimism, April has been the busiest month in the IPO market since July 2008, with three companies going public, including RST.
Setting the tone for Rosetta Stone [RST
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], San Diego-based Bridgepoint Education, a higher education provider, sold 13.5 million shares during its initial public offering yesterday, raising $141.75 million. Shares of Bridgepoint Education [BPI
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], which were priced below the anticipated range of $14 to $16, closed yesterday at $11.10, up 5.71% for the day.
In similar deals this year, Chinese video-game developer Changyou.com [CYOU
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], and baby-formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition [MJN
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], saw their shares increase within the first few days of their IPOs. Since their debut this year, shares of Changyou.com are up 36.31%, while shares of Mead Johnson Nutrition are trading up 0.68%.
The Renaissance IPO Index, a benchmark of the IPO market performance and activity, dropped 50.2% in 2008; however, the index has recovered some of its losses, gaining 7.8% year-to-date. The performance of the index at the end of 2008 was mostly impacted by Financials, which represented 45.35% of the index weighted average.
The index captures over 95% of the total market value of the IPO sector, reflecting investors' sentiment towards initial public offerings. Notice that the index had an average yearly return of 23.1% from 2003 to 2007.
The following chart provides a look at the index performance against three major indices in the past six years:
Source: Renaissance Capital
To read more about the performance of IPOs in the past twelve months along with the biggest US IPOs click here.
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