Correlation matrix
| EDRS | EDRL | EDRI | EPS | ROA | TSR | TQ | SIZE | LEV | GRO | DSHARE | BSHARE | ISHARE | King IV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDRS | 1 | |||||||||||||
| EDRL | 0.17*** | 1 | ||||||||||||
| EDRI | 0.810*** | 0.582*** | 1 | |||||||||||
| EPS | 0.158*** | 0.178*** | 0.171*** | 1 | ||||||||||
| ROA | 0.101*** | 0.124*** | 0.111*** | 0.199*** | 1 | |||||||||
| TSR | 0.066** | −0.019 | 0.036 | 0.145*** | 0.109*** | 1 | ||||||||
| TQ | 0.127*** | 0.236*** | 0.189*** | 0.112*** | 0.443*** | 0.083*** | 1 | |||||||
| SIZE | 0.331*** | 0.325*** | 0.367*** | 0.268*** | −0.003 | −0.037 | −0.023 | 1 | ||||||
| LEV | −0.024 | −0.020 | −0.036 | 0.005 | −0.038 | −0.027 | 0.001 | 0.108*** | 1 | |||||
| GRO | −0.005 | −0.005 | −0.015 | −0.014 | −0.030 | 0.031 | 0.010 | −0.029 | −0.009 | 1 | ||||
| DSHARE | −0.190*** | −0.219*** | −0.184*** | −0.111*** | −0.055 | 0.027 | −0.035 | −0.420*** | −0.027 | 0.005 | 1 | |||
| BSHARE | −0.068** | 0.040 | −0.022 | −0.018 | 0.062** | 0.002 | 0.152*** | −0.020 | −0.119*** | −0.056 | 0.004 | 1 | ||
| ISHARE | 0.102*** | 0.187*** | 0.145*** | 0.244*** | 0.066** | −0.007 | 0.061** | 0.313*** | 0.015 | 0.039 | −0.189*** | 0.001 | 1 | |
| King IV | −0.003 | 0.025 | 0.007 | −0.285*** | −0.139*** | −0.127*** | −0.135*** | 0.141*** | 0.011 | −0.083*** | −0.059 | 0.061** | −0.115*** | 1 |
| EDRS | EDRL | EDRI | EPS | ROA | TSR | TQ | SIZE | LEV | GRO | DSHARE | BSHARE | ISHARE | King IV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDRS | 1 | |||||||||||||
| EDRL | 0.17*** | 1 | ||||||||||||
| EDRI | 0.810*** | 0.582*** | 1 | |||||||||||
| EPS | 0.158*** | 0.178*** | 0.171*** | 1 | ||||||||||
| ROA | 0.101*** | 0.124*** | 0.111*** | 0.199*** | 1 | |||||||||
| TSR | 0.066** | −0.019 | 0.036 | 0.145*** | 0.109*** | 1 | ||||||||
| TQ | 0.127*** | 0.236*** | 0.189*** | 0.112*** | 0.443*** | 0.083*** | 1 | |||||||
| SIZE | 0.331*** | 0.325*** | 0.367*** | 0.268*** | −0.003 | −0.037 | −0.023 | 1 | ||||||
| LEV | −0.024 | −0.020 | −0.036 | 0.005 | −0.038 | −0.027 | 0.001 | 0.108*** | 1 | |||||
| GRO | −0.005 | −0.005 | −0.015 | −0.014 | −0.030 | 0.031 | 0.010 | −0.029 | −0.009 | 1 | ||||
| DSHARE | −0.190*** | −0.219*** | −0.184*** | −0.111*** | −0.055 | 0.027 | −0.035 | −0.420*** | −0.027 | 0.005 | 1 | |||
| BSHARE | −0.068** | 0.040 | −0.022 | −0.018 | 0.062** | 0.002 | 0.152*** | −0.020 | −0.119*** | −0.056 | 0.004 | 1 | ||
| ISHARE | 0.102*** | 0.187*** | 0.145*** | 0.244*** | 0.066** | −0.007 | 0.061** | 0.313*** | 0.015 | 0.039 | −0.189*** | 0.001 | 1 | |
| King IV | −0.003 | 0.025 | 0.007 | −0.285*** | −0.139*** | −0.127*** | −0.135*** | 0.141*** | 0.011 | −0.083*** | −0.059 | 0.061** | −0.115*** | 1 |
Note(s): *, ** and ***, levels of significance at 10, 5 and 1% respectively. All the variables are defined in Table 1
Source(s): Authors’ own creation