Table 4

Panel C sample industry comparison to compustat

Fama French 12 industry portfolioCompustatSample firms
Consumer NonDurables – Food, Tobacco, Textiles, Apparel, Leather, Toys2642.3%10.8%
Consumer Durables – Cars, TVs, Furniture, Household Appliances1491.3%10.8%
Manufacturing – Machinery, Trucks, Planes, Off Furn, Paper, Com Printing5324.6%53.8%
Oil, Gas, and Coal Extraction and Products4754.1%21.5%
Chemicals and Allied Products1501.3%00.0%
Business Equipment – Computers, Software and Electronic Equipment1,1239.7%3829.0%
Telephone and Television Transmission1741.5%53.8%
Utilities2872.5%10.8%
Wholesale, Retail and Some Services (Laundries, Repair Shops)5054.4%107.6%
Healthcare, Medical Equipment and Drugs1,24410.7%139.9%
Finance4,98343.0%53.8%
Other – Mines, Constr, BldMt, Trans, Hotels, Bus Serv, Entertainment1,69314.6%5038.2%
 11,579100.0%131100.0%

Note(s): Panel C of this table shows the Fama French 12 Industry portfolio makeup of our sample compared to that of a broad sample in Compustat as of the first quarter of firms’ fiscal years starting after December 15, 2017

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