Table 2

Sample firms for both distressed and non-distressed group and respective industries

Sr. No.Standard industrial classification (SIC)Distressed firmsNon-distressed firms
ItalyFranceSpainItalyFranceSpain
1.Agriculture, Forestry, And Fishing1––1––
2.Construction19651965
3.Manufacturing9930999309
4.Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services30513051
5.Wholesale Trade135–135–
6.Retail Trade154–154–
7.Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate*114–114–
8.Services43664366
 Total23160212316021
 312312
 624

Note(s): * Banks and insurance companies are not included due to their different nature of laws for TDR as compared to non-financial companies. Industries including the Mining and Public Administration have no distressed firms and therefore are excluded from the analysis

Source(s): Table created by author

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