Table A2.

Description of variables

VariableDefinitionMeasurementReferences
TOBINQTobin’s QTotal assets minus book value of assets plus market value of equity, all divided by total assetsSoriya and Rastogi (2023), Barth et al. (2017) 
IRSCOREIntegrated reporting scoring indexMeasured by the scoring index using content analysisSenani et al. (2024) 
LEVLeverageTotal debt divided by total book value of equityAsadi et al. (2024) 
ROAReturn on assetsNet profit divided by total assetsRadwan and Xiongyuan (2024) 
CAPEXRCapital growthTotal capital expenditures divided by total assetsSoriya and Rastogi (2023) 
LNASSETSFirm sizeNatural logarithm of total assetsHichri and Alqatan (2024) 
SALESGSales growthTotal sales for the current year minus sales of previous year, all divided by total salesObeng et al. (2020) 
DIVDividendAn indicator variable equal to 1 if dividend was paid or declared; 0 if notWahl et al. (2020) 
INDSENSIndustry sensitivityAn indicator variable equal to 1 if a firm belongs to a sensitive industry; 0 if notDe Villiers et al. (2017) 
LOSSFirm lossAn indicator variable equal to 1 if a firm made a loss; 0 if notRadwan and Xiongyuan (2024) 
YRFirm yearAn indicator variable for fixed-year effects. Eight variables equal to 1 or 0 for each year from 2011–2018Senani et al. (2024) 
INDFirm industryAn indicator variable for fixed-industry effects. X variables equal to 1 or 0 for each industryAsadi et al. (2024) 
Source(s): Authors’ construction

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