Review of Accounting and Finance ~ The 1987 market crash: 20 by G. Glenn Baigent and Vincent G. Massaro

By G. Glenn Baigent and Vincent G. Massaro

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In terms of the dollar amount of debt, from 1984, there is a steady increase in the debt leading up to 1987. There had been a steady increase in debt/ leverage too, by issuers prior to the crash, however, the trend was reversed in 1988. It is interesting to note at in 1987, before the crash the average debt was $63 million, but in the months after the crash, the average level of debt was only $23 million, indicating that the market was not willing to accept an IPO from a risky company with a lot of debt.

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There had been a steady increase in debt/ leverage too, by issuers prior to the crash, however, the trend was reversed in 1988. It is interesting to note at in 1987, before the crash the average debt was $63 million, but in the months after the crash, the average level of debt was only $23 million, indicating that the market was not willing to accept an IPO from a risky company with a lot of debt. In terms of averages prior to the 1987 crash long term debt is $85 million, yet in the two years following the crash, long term debt declines to $55 million, yet creeps upwards to $70 million three to five years after the crash indicating that the market impact is temporary.

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