What was the market value of Amazon.com following its first day as a publicly held company?
Amazon.com issued an initial public offering in May 1997.
Prior to its IPO, the following information on shares outstanding was listed in the final prospectus:
In the IPO, the firm issued 3,000,000 new shares. The initial price was $18.00/share with investment bankers retaining $1.26 as fees. The final first-day closing price was$23.50.