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Table 4

Descriptive statistics

Variables	N. Obs.	Mean	Median	SD	Min	Max
ROE	8,045	−0.011	0.041	0.674	−3.898	2.857
ROA	8,049	0.013	0.026	0.138	−0.703	0.356
Leverage	8,051	2.842	1.910	5.706	−16.506	40.035
NI/EBIT	8,047	0.769	0.769	2.683	−14.916	13.126
Double negative	8,090	0.309	0.000	0.462	0.000	1.000
Size (log total assets)	8,052	11.870	11.784	2.515	6.046	17.497

Variables	N. Obs.	Mean	Median	SD	Min	Max
ROE	8,045	−0.011	0.041	0.674	−3.898	2.857
ROA	8,049	0.013	0.026	0.138	−0.703	0.356
Leverage	8,051	2.842	1.910	5.706	−16.506	40.035
NI/EBIT	8,047	0.769	0.769	2.683	−14.916	13.126
Double negative	8,090	0.309	0.000	0.462	0.000	1.000
Size (log total assets)	8,052	11.870	11.784	2.515	6.046	17.497

Note(s): Number of firms 1,618

Source(s): Author’s own work