Table 3

Descriptive statistics and mean contrasts

Panel A
Large complex chains group (COMP)General group (GRAL)Mean contrast GRAL vs COMP
(G1)(G2)(G2-G1)
VariablesMeanStandard deviationMeanStandard deviationt
Balance Sheet and Income Statement
Total Assets248,735.00179,084.9017,131.9932,924.47−1.4e+02***
Property, plant and equipment104,938.7071,831.068,484.7419,061.73−1.4e+02***
Intangible assets50,794.4249,046.153,272.888,212.68−81.3261***
Number of employees6,285.005,167.00338.00536.00−1.3e+02***
Total revenue202,119.70153,746.9012,267.7819,245.71−1.4e+02***
Salaries123,868.7097,866.397,905.2912,438.92−1.3e+02***
Net profit9,708.7911,681.22612.712,400.85−84.0862***
Ratios
Tangible ratio0.44380.19410.48390.30679.9238***
Intangible ratio0.19490.15960.09520.1850−34.4982***
Financial leverage4.650029.16834.548547.6070−0.1627 
Salary per employee20.43712.645328.422087.52957.6664***
ROA0.06550.04780.07460.11126.5420***
Net income margin0.04740.04300.05070.07733.2970***
Death Ratio0.07540.08210.05670.0899−3.4463***
Panel B
Public funding (PUBF)No public funding (Non-PUBF)Mean contrast
Non-PUBF vs PUBF
(G3)(G4)(G4-G3)
MeanStandard deviationMeanStandard deviationt
Balance Sheet and Income Statement
Total Assets134,917.40178,626.1033,799.1160,631.44−44.8819***
Property, plant and equipment56,390.4373,020.2817,836.4033,638.96−40.7036***
Intangible assets35,238.7746,851.595,077.359,608.57−40.5928***
Number of employees3,480.004,911.00589.00866.00−47.00***
Total revenue111,517.40150,139.3020,691.1030,961.19−48.8330***
Salaries68,546.4894,043.1113,046.2318,741.32−47.6518***
Net profit5,166.479,749.411,408.214,197.93−30.0546***
Ratios
Tangible ratio0.46990.25830.46830.2973−0.3766 
Intangible ratio0.16130.18370.10140.1623−18.1245***
Financial leverage4.152944.28675.424336.84812.0116**
Salary per employee22.339912.129531.7250118.76058.8619***
ROA0.07220.07690.06950.1194−1.9060**
Net income margin0.04840.05450.05170.08633.3004***
Death Ratio0.06780.09430.05130.0839−4.6857***
Panel C
COMP*PUBFGRAL*PUBFMean contrast
COMP-PUBF vs GRAL*PUBF
(G5)(G6)(G6-G5)
MeanStandard deviationMeanStandard deviationt
Balance sheet and income statement
Total Assets257,468.10183,248.1012,480.3115,523.22−244,987.80***
Property, plant and equipment107,375.2073,561.695,366.156,900.52−102,009.10***
Intangible assets54,628.4749,493.802,247.175,819.11−52,381.30***
Number of employees6,663.005,232.00248.77301.23−6,414.11***
Total revenue213,618.30155,387.409,511.0810,949.16−204,107.30***
Salaries131,279.6098,866.365,842.436,986.93−125,437.20***
Net profit9,727.2612,131.08609.211,197.44−9,118.05***
Ratios
Tangible ratio0.44020.20060.49960.302413.1606***
Intangible ratio0.20420.16200.08830.1952−0.1160***
Financial leverage5.001930.45283.304754.7097−1.6971**
Salary per employee20.46912.741624.239116.784717.8188***
ROA0.06280.04850.08160.09640.0188***
Net income margin0.04060.03730.05620.06650.0156***
Death Ratio0.07930.08450.06520.0962−0.0141**

Note(s): The Balance Sheet and Income Statement variables are expressed in thousands of euros

Gi = Group n

***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.10

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