Descriptive statistics
| Variable | n | Min. | Max. | Mean | Median | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel A: descriptive statistics of 858 firm-year observations over 2009–2014 | ||||||
| NI | 858 | −3.306 | 1.827 | 0.097 | 0.165 | 0.412 |
| ST | 858 | 0.156 | 1.000 | 0.858 | 0.915 | 0.154 |
| RET | 858 | −0.784 | 6.992 | 0.077 | 0.014 | 0.687 |
| MB | 858 | −277.242 | 87.069 | 1.104 | 1.463 | 12.919 |
| LEV | 858 | −0.758 | 6.596 | 0.670 | 0.685 | 0.507 |
| SIZE | 858 | 9.254 | 18.629 | 12.985 | 12.994 | 1.501 |
| CON | 858 | −5.148 | 8.509 | −0.699 | −0.613 | 0.965 |
| ACINST | 858 | 0.000 | 0.990 | 0.573 | 0.680 | 0.311 |
| INACINST | 858 | 0.000 | 0.820 | 0.126 | 0.065 | 0.161 |
| Panel B: descriptive statistics of financially distressed observations (FD=1) | ||||||
| NI | 616 | −3.310 | 1.830 | 0.936 | 0.170 | 0.432 |
| ST | 616 | 0.160 | 1.000 | 0.857 | 0.920 | 0.160 |
| RET | 616 | −0.780 | 4.520 | 0.077 | 0.000 | 0.465 |
| MB | 616 | −277.240 | 87.070 | 0.668 | 1.435 | 15.011 |
| LEV | 616 | 0.140 | 3.060 | 0.678 | 0.665 | 0.243 |
| SIZE | 616 | 9.250 | 18.630 | 13.295 | 13.240 | 1.461 |
| CON | 616 | 0.000 | 0.710 | −0.699 | −0.610 | 0.968 |
| Panel C: descriptive statistics of non-financially distressed observations (FD=0) | ||||||
| NI | 242 | −2.070 | 1.650 | 0.104 | 0.150 | 0.357 |
| ST | 242 | 0.230 | 1.000 | 0.757 | 0.890 | 0.135 |
| RET | 242 | 0.780 | 6.600 | 0.075 | 0.000 | 0.598 |
| MB | 242 | −7.112 | 43.400 | 2.219 | 1.500 | 3.915 |
| LEV | 242 | 0.150 | 2.770 | 0.651 | 0.640 | 0.283 |
| SIZE | 242 | 9.450 | 15.970 | 12.208 | 12.085 | 1.297 |
| CON | 242 | −3.770 | 5.370 | −0.689 | −0.605 | 0.946 |
| Variable | Min. | Max. | Mean | Median | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 858 | −3.306 | 1.827 | 0.097 | 0.165 | 0.412 | |
| 858 | 0.156 | 1.000 | 0.858 | 0.915 | 0.154 | |
| 858 | −0.784 | 6.992 | 0.077 | 0.014 | 0.687 | |
| 858 | −277.242 | 87.069 | 1.104 | 1.463 | 12.919 | |
| 858 | −0.758 | 6.596 | 0.670 | 0.685 | 0.507 | |
| 858 | 9.254 | 18.629 | 12.985 | 12.994 | 1.501 | |
| 858 | −5.148 | 8.509 | −0.699 | −0.613 | 0.965 | |
| 858 | 0.000 | 0.990 | 0.573 | 0.680 | 0.311 | |
| 858 | 0.000 | 0.820 | 0.126 | 0.065 | 0.161 | |
| 616 | −3.310 | 1.830 | 0.936 | 0.170 | 0.432 | |
| 616 | 0.160 | 1.000 | 0.857 | 0.920 | 0.160 | |
| 616 | −0.780 | 4.520 | 0.077 | 0.000 | 0.465 | |
| 616 | −277.240 | 87.070 | 0.668 | 1.435 | 15.011 | |
| 616 | 0.140 | 3.060 | 0.678 | 0.665 | 0.243 | |
| 616 | 9.250 | 18.630 | 13.295 | 13.240 | 1.461 | |
| 616 | 0.000 | 0.710 | −0.699 | −0.610 | 0.968 | |
| 242 | −2.070 | 1.650 | 0.104 | 0.150 | 0.357 | |
| 242 | 0.230 | 1.000 | 0.757 | 0.890 | 0.135 | |
| 242 | 0.780 | 6.600 | 0.075 | 0.000 | 0.598 | |
| 242 | −7.112 | 43.400 | 2.219 | 1.500 | 3.915 | |
| 242 | 0.150 | 2.770 | 0.651 | 0.640 | 0.283 | |
| 242 | 9.450 | 15.970 | 12.208 | 12.085 | 1.297 | |
| 242 | −3.770 | 5.370 | −0.689 | −0.605 | 0.946 | |