Table 1

Descriptive statistics for period 2006–2009

VariableMeanSt. Dev25th percMedian75th perc
ESG score35,02313,23112,98741,92858,236
Env score34,14112,89812,66036,72156,769
Social score34,20712,92312,68440,81156,879
Governance score42,55216,07515,77942,23270,756
Market cap (ln)5,09218,9826311,0023,078
Book-to market ratio0.3990.2970.2110.4110.672
Lagged one-month returns−0.0150.348−0.2210.0130.310
Lagged 11-month returns0.0060.171−0.1990.0090.277
Long-term debt0.2140.1010.0180.2250.318
Short-term debt0.0330.04200.00790.051
Cash holdings0.2380.0980.0330.1040.388
Profitability0.0290.0170,020.0310.039
Momentum−0.0410.411−0.146−0.0010.219
Idiosyncratic risk0.0220.0130.0040.0090.02

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