Institutions: The number of A-share IPOs reached 100 in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 96%

　　China News Service, Beijing, April 1st (Reporter Pang Wuji) According to data released by the international accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers on the 1st, A-share IPOs (initial public offerings) continued to be active in the first quarter of this year, with the number of IPOs reaching 100. An increase of 96% in the same period last year.

The efficiency of issuance of new shares was improved, and liquidity was released ahead of schedule.

　　Compared with the same period last year, the number of newly listed companies on the Shenzhen Growth Enterprise Market increased the most, from 12 in the first quarter of 2020 to 33 in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 175%. Secondly, the number of listed companies on the Shanghai Main Board increased from 2020. The 10 companies in the first quarter rose to 21 in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 110%.

　　Although the number of IPOs in the quarter rose sharply, the scale of financing declined slightly.

According to data from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the amount of IPO financing in the first quarter of 2021 was 76.1 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), a decrease from 78.6 billion yuan in the same period last year.

　　In the first quarter, there were 36 IPOs on the Science and Technology Innovation Board, with a financing amount of 33.4 billion yuan, ranking first among the A-share sectors and continuing to dominate.

　　From an industry perspective, in the first quarter of this year, consumer goods and service companies were listed in all A-share sectors. Among them, on the Shanghai Main Board, Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Board, and Shenzhen Main Board/SME Board, newly listed consumer goods and Service companies accounted for more than 30%.

　　PricewaterhouseCoopers analysis believes that thanks to the new "dual cycle" pattern and the strategic opportunity of the central "14th Five-Year Plan" to enter a new development stage, a number of supporting factors will benefit the capital market and focus on the promotion of the full implementation of the registration system. A-share IPO will continue to maintain a good momentum of development, and the amount of A-share IPO financing may hit a new high in the past 10 years. It is expected that the number of IPO companies in the A-share multi-level capital market in 2021 will reach 430-490, and the financing scale will be 450 billion. RMB -480 billion.

　　In addition, the industry predicts that in 2021, the registration system may be fully expanded to the main board and the SME board. The introduction of new delisting regulations will also help A-shares build an ecosystem of survival of the fittest, improve the quality of listed companies, and accelerate the market upgrade. The efficiency of resource allocation.

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