Table 9

Corporate integrity culture and expected cost of equity capital

(1)(2)
Corporate integrity−0.441** 
(−2.531) 
Corporate integrity dummy −1.022***
 (−2.985)
Beta value-weighted2.917***2.915***
(9.948)(9.959)
Idiosyncratic risk17.215***17.115***
(12.575)(12.610)
Market value of equity−0.248−0.265
(−1.414)(−1.527)
Market-to-book0.360***0.360***
(8.903)(8.917)
Book leverage−3.603***−3.609***
(−2.927)(−2.935)
Momentum5.929***5.936***
(18.663)(18.684)
Analyst forecast dispersion−5.050***−5.042***
(−8.904)(−8.890)
Long-term growth rate35.644***35.690***
(18.097)(18.147)
Return on assets50.599***50.610***
(20.811)(20.818)
Year fixed effectsYesYes
Industry fixed effectsYesYes
Observations17,91017,910
Adjusted R20.7650.765

Note(s): The table presents the relation between corporate integrity culture and the expected cost of equity capital. The dependent variable is the expected cost of equity capital estimated using the Fama-French and momentum factors. The independent variables of interest are Corporate Integrity in Column (1) and Corporate Integrity Dummy in Column (2). Other variables are defined in Appendix A. The regressions also include year fixed effects and industry fixed effects. t-statistics is based on standard errors adjusted for heteroscedasticity and clustered at the firm level. *, ** and *** denote significance at the 10%, 5% and 1% levels, respectively

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