Descriptive statistics
| Mean | Std. Dev. | 1st quartile | Median | 3rd quartile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel A: dependent and independent variables | |||||
| CAR | 0.0020 | 0.0621 | −0.0252 | 0.0006 | 0.0265 |
| PCO_OPT | 0.4615 | 0.3543 | 0.1250 | 0.4545 | 0.7333 |
| NCO_OPT | 4.6176 | 3.9859 | 1.0000 | 4.0000 | 7.0000 |
| RCO_OPT | −0.0000 | 0.3440 | −0.2883 | 0.0084 | 0.2542 |
| Panel B: firm characteristics | |||||
| SIZE | 7.9114 | 2.1402 | 6.4928 | 7.9058 | 9.3755 |
| TA ($mil) | 28400.8691 | 131142.7569 | 660.3410 | 2712.8980 | 11795.3110 |
| LEV | 0.2328 | 0.1904 | 0.0739 | 0.2052 | 0.3525 |
| CASH | 0.1483 | 0.1666 | 0.0302 | 0.0826 | 0.2046 |
| TOBINQ | 2.0136 | 1.5765 | 1.1086 | 1.5001 | 2.2547 |
| ROA | 0.0145 | 0.1707 | 0.0064 | 0.0353 | 0.0835 |
| Panel C: corporate governance | |||||
| CEO_DUALITY | 0.5307 | 0.4991 | 0.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 |
| LNCEO_TENURE | 1.5474 | 0.5997 | 1.0986 | 1.6094 | 1.9459 |
| CEO_TENURE | 4.6406 | 3.6037 | 2.0000 | 4.0000 | 6.0000 |
| LNBOARD_SIZE | 2.3973 | 0.2905 | 2.1972 | 2.3979 | 2.5649 |
| BOARD_SIZE | 10.4724 | 3.4645 | 8.0000 | 10.0000 | 12.0000 |
| BOARD_INDEP | 0.6824 | 0.1680 | 0.5833 | 0.7143 | 0.8000 |
| LNANALYSTS | 1.9956 | 1.0008 | 1.3863 | 2.0794 | 2.7726 |
| NUM_ANALYSTS | 10.0168 | 8.9549 | 3.0000 | 7.0000 | 15.0000 |
| Panel D: deal characteristics | |||||
| RELATIVESIZE | 0.1941 | 0.3655 | 0.0120 | 0.0576 | 0.1990 |
| ALLCASH | 0.3125 | 0.4635 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 1.0000 |
| ALLSTOCK | 0.1407 | 0.3478 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
| RELATEDID | 0.5295 | 0.4992 | 0.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 |
| TENDEROFFER | 0.0648 | 0.2461 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
| COMPETINGBID | 0.0236 | 0.1518 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
| Mean | Std. Dev. | 1st quartile | Median | 3rd quartile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 0.0020 | 0.0621 | −0.0252 | 0.0006 | 0.0265 |
| PCO_OPT | 0.4615 | 0.3543 | 0.1250 | 0.4545 | 0.7333 |
| NCO_OPT | 4.6176 | 3.9859 | 1.0000 | 4.0000 | 7.0000 |
| RCO_OPT | −0.0000 | 0.3440 | −0.2883 | 0.0084 | 0.2542 |
| SIZE | 7.9114 | 2.1402 | 6.4928 | 7.9058 | 9.3755 |
| TA ($mil) | 28400.8691 | 131142.7569 | 660.3410 | 2712.8980 | 11795.3110 |
| LEV | 0.2328 | 0.1904 | 0.0739 | 0.2052 | 0.3525 |
| CASH | 0.1483 | 0.1666 | 0.0302 | 0.0826 | 0.2046 |
| TOBINQ | 2.0136 | 1.5765 | 1.1086 | 1.5001 | 2.2547 |
| ROA | 0.0145 | 0.1707 | 0.0064 | 0.0353 | 0.0835 |
| CEO_DUALITY | 0.5307 | 0.4991 | 0.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 |
| LNCEO_TENURE | 1.5474 | 0.5997 | 1.0986 | 1.6094 | 1.9459 |
| CEO_TENURE | 4.6406 | 3.6037 | 2.0000 | 4.0000 | 6.0000 |
| LNBOARD_SIZE | 2.3973 | 0.2905 | 2.1972 | 2.3979 | 2.5649 |
| BOARD_SIZE | 10.4724 | 3.4645 | 8.0000 | 10.0000 | 12.0000 |
| BOARD_INDEP | 0.6824 | 0.1680 | 0.5833 | 0.7143 | 0.8000 |
| LNANALYSTS | 1.9956 | 1.0008 | 1.3863 | 2.0794 | 2.7726 |
| NUM_ANALYSTS | 10.0168 | 8.9549 | 3.0000 | 7.0000 | 15.0000 |
| RELATIVESIZE | 0.1941 | 0.3655 | 0.0120 | 0.0576 | 0.1990 |
| ALLCASH | 0.3125 | 0.4635 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 1.0000 |
| ALLSTOCK | 0.1407 | 0.3478 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
| RELATEDID | 0.5295 | 0.4992 | 0.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 |
| TENDEROFFER | 0.0648 | 0.2461 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
| COMPETINGBID | 0.0236 | 0.1518 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
Note(s): This table presents the descriptive statistics for the main dependent and independent variables in Panel A, acquirer-level financial control variables in Panel B, corporate governance in Panel C and deal characteristics in Panel D. We provide variables definitions in the Appendix
Source(s): Authors’ own work
Sharing content requires targeting cookies to be enabled. Please update your cookie preferences to use this feature.