Seven in 10 IPO stocks since 2017 trading underwater

Leading issuers to shelve share sales, and more issuers to do placement-only IPOs

Published Sun, Jun 23, 2019 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

ABOUT seven in 10 of the initial public offerings (IPOs) in Singapore since 2017 are trading below their offer prices, despite their initial first-day "pops".

Some of the worst performers from 2017 to 2019, such as Ayondo and No Signboard, have seen 80 per cent of their stock market value evaporate since their IPOs, although this can be attributed to not just market volatility, but also company-specific factors.

Catalist-listed fintech company Ayondo, which was suspended from trading in February this year, has seen a string of C-suite resignations after financial sustainability and corporate governance issues surfaced at the firm.

As for seafood restaurant No Signboard, its stock price has only gone one way - south - since it listed. Its latest trouble involved its chief executive who was arrested amid a share buyback probe in May. The company also reported a net …

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