Table 1

Sample reconciliation

DescriptionNumber of firm-yearsNumber of unique firms
Initial sample of firms selected from dead and active firms on the database3,394448
Market data or number of shares not available on the database during the sample period(511)(45)
Steinhoff international holdingsa(11)(1)
General accounting data items missing on database(2)
Sample of firms used for hand-collection of data2,870402
No gain on bargain purchase in the current or previous two years(2,441)(277)
Gain on bargain purchase in the current or previous two years429125

Note(s):aSteinhoff International Holdings was subject to large-scale fraud during the sample period. Accounting information on the database is being retrospectively corrected with the result that historical market data no longer relates to the available accounting information

Source(s): Author's own work

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