Quantile sorted by firm characteristics
| Illiquid | Liquid | ||||||
| Panel A. Portfolios sorted on the basis of the corporate liquidity | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Liquid-illiquid | t-statistic | |
| R | 0.004 | 0.014 | 0.009 | 0.017 | 0.012 | 0.008 | 1.7548 |
| ASSETS _ LN | 19.655 | 20.762 | 20.871 | 20.998 | 20.888 | 1.233 | |
| MKCAP_LN | 20.102 | 21.202 | 21.358 | 21.582 | 22.017 | 1.915 | |
| BEME | 1.329 | 0.957 | 0.786 | 0.654 | 0.521 | −0.808 | |
| CH | 0.010 | 0.032 | 0.059 | 0.094 | 0.212 | 0.202 | |
| CH_DEV | −0.077 | −0.059 | −0.033 | −0.004 | 0.109 | 0.186 | |
| CHNA | 0.011 | 0.034 | 0.063 | 0.104 | 0.303 | 0.292 | |
| LEV | 0.177 | 0.230 | 0.253 | 0.240 | 0.199 | 0.022 | |
| CFA | −0.002 | −0.004 | −0.002 | −0.001 | −0.004 | −0.002 | |
| CFA_DEV | 0.025 | 0.023 | 0.024 | 0.026 | 0.033 | 0.008 | |
| DIVP | −0.938 | −0.838 | −0.934 | −0.937 | −1.123 | −0.185 | |
| Panel B. Portfolios sorted on the basis of the firm size | |||||||
| Small | Big | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Small-big | t-statistic | |
| R | 0.007 | 0.018 | 0.016 | 0.014 | 0.003 | 0.004 | 0.9699 |
| ASSETS _ LN | 18.553 | 20.187 | 21.183 | 21.861 | 21.439 | −2.886 | |
| MKCAP_LN | 17.341 | 19.633 | 21.008 | 22.614 | 25.617 | −8.276 | |
| BEME | 2.109 | 1.120 | 0.650 | 0.397 | 0.053 | 2.056 | |
| CH | 0.063 | 0.070 | 0.097 | 0.086 | 0.089 | −0.026 | |
| CH_DEV | −0.026 | −0.028 | −0.001 | −0.009 | −0.004 | −0.022 | |
| CHNA | 0.094 | 0.083 | 0.119 | 0.106 | 0.108 | −0.014 | |
| LEV | 0.162 | 0.204 | 0.239 | 0.242 | 0.236 | −0.074 | |
| CFA | −0.002 | −0.004 | −0.002 | −0.003 | −0.002 | 0.000 | |
| CFA_DEV | 0.026 | 0.024 | 0.028 | 0.026 | 0.024 | 0.002 | |
| DIVP | −0.730 | −1.113 | −0.906 | −0.937 | −1.014 | 0.284 | |
| Panel C. Portfolios sorted on the basis of BEME | |||||||
| Low | High | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | High-low | t-statistic | |
| R | 0.001 | 0.023 | 0.02 | 0.007 | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.8674 |
| ASSETS _ LN | 20.572 | 21.268 | 21.124 | 20.562 | 19.787 | −0.785 | |
| MKCAP_LN | 25.378 | 21.86 | 20.985 | 19.861 | 18.357 | −7.021 | |
| BEME | 0.012 | 0.241 | 0.507 | 0.915 | 2.601 | 2.589 | |
| CH | 0.088 | 0.101 | 0.076 | 0.083 | 0.060 | −0.028 | |
| CH_DEV | −0.007 | 0.004 | −0.020 | −0.015 | −0.026 | −0.019 | |
| CHNA | 0.110 | 0.128 | 0.090 | 0.107 | 0.080 | −0.030 | |
| LEV | 0.231 | 0.236 | 0.249 | 0.191 | 0.187 | −0.044 | |
| CFA | −0.007 | −0.006 | 0.001 | −0.003 | −0.001 | 0.006 | |
| CFA_DEV | 0.027 | 0.031 | 0.023 | 0.022 | 0.025 | −0.002 | |
| DIVP | −1.217 | −0.831 | −0.942 | −1.105 | −0.712 | 0.505 | |
| Illiquid | Liquid | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Liquid-illiquid | ||
| 0.004 | 0.014 | 0.009 | 0.017 | 0.012 | 0.008 | 1.7548 | |
| 19.655 | 20.762 | 20.871 | 20.998 | 20.888 | 1.233 | ||
| 20.102 | 21.202 | 21.358 | 21.582 | 22.017 | 1.915 | ||
| 1.329 | 0.957 | 0.786 | 0.654 | 0.521 | −0.808 | ||
| 0.010 | 0.032 | 0.059 | 0.094 | 0.212 | 0.202 | ||
| −0.077 | −0.059 | −0.033 | −0.004 | 0.109 | 0.186 | ||
| 0.011 | 0.034 | 0.063 | 0.104 | 0.303 | 0.292 | ||
| 0.177 | 0.230 | 0.253 | 0.240 | 0.199 | 0.022 | ||
| −0.002 | −0.004 | −0.002 | −0.001 | −0.004 | −0.002 | ||
| 0.025 | 0.023 | 0.024 | 0.026 | 0.033 | 0.008 | ||
| −0.938 | −0.838 | −0.934 | −0.937 | −1.123 | −0.185 | ||
| Small | Big | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Small-big | ||
| 0.007 | 0.018 | 0.016 | 0.014 | 0.003 | 0.004 | 0.9699 | |
| 18.553 | 20.187 | 21.183 | 21.861 | 21.439 | −2.886 | ||
| 17.341 | 19.633 | 21.008 | 22.614 | 25.617 | −8.276 | ||
| 2.109 | 1.120 | 0.650 | 0.397 | 0.053 | 2.056 | ||
| 0.063 | 0.070 | 0.097 | 0.086 | 0.089 | −0.026 | ||
| −0.026 | −0.028 | −0.001 | −0.009 | −0.004 | −0.022 | ||
| 0.094 | 0.083 | 0.119 | 0.106 | 0.108 | −0.014 | ||
| 0.162 | 0.204 | 0.239 | 0.242 | 0.236 | −0.074 | ||
| −0.002 | −0.004 | −0.002 | −0.003 | −0.002 | 0.000 | ||
| 0.026 | 0.024 | 0.028 | 0.026 | 0.024 | 0.002 | ||
| −0.730 | −1.113 | −0.906 | −0.937 | −1.014 | 0.284 | ||
| Low | High | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | High-low | ||
| 0.001 | 0.023 | 0.02 | 0.007 | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.8674 | |
| 20.572 | 21.268 | 21.124 | 20.562 | 19.787 | −0.785 | ||
| 25.378 | 21.86 | 20.985 | 19.861 | 18.357 | −7.021 | ||
| 0.012 | 0.241 | 0.507 | 0.915 | 2.601 | 2.589 | ||
| 0.088 | 0.101 | 0.076 | 0.083 | 0.060 | −0.028 | ||
| −0.007 | 0.004 | −0.020 | −0.015 | −0.026 | −0.019 | ||
| 0.110 | 0.128 | 0.090 | 0.107 | 0.080 | −0.030 | ||
| 0.231 | 0.236 | 0.249 | 0.191 | 0.187 | −0.044 | ||
| −0.007 | −0.006 | 0.001 | −0.003 | −0.001 | 0.006 | ||
| 0.027 | 0.031 | 0.023 | 0.022 | 0.025 | −0.002 | ||
| −1.217 | −0.831 | −0.942 | −1.105 | −0.712 | 0.505 | ||
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