Descriptive statistics and correlation matrix
| Panel A – Descriptive statistics | |||||||||||
| Variables | N | Mean | SD | p25 | P50 | p75 | |||||
| Current ETR | 1,466 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.39 | |||||
| Deferred ETR | 1,466 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | |||||
| GAAP ETR | 1,466 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.39 | |||||
| ESG score | 245 | 11.95 | 28.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 78.00 | |||||
| Size | 1,466 | 10.06 | 1.94 | 8.81 | 10.74 | 12.79 | |||||
| ROA | 1,466 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.09 | |||||
| Growth | 1,466 | 0.14 | 0.57 | −0.03 | 0.04 | 0.15 | |||||
| ROA volatility | 1,466 | 2.50 | 3.43 | 0.51 | 1.31 | 3.01 | |||||
| Leverage | 1,466 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.21 | |||||
| Intangibles | 1,466 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.05 | |||||
| Listed | 1,466 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Panel B – Correlation matrix | |||||||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | |
| (1) Current ETR | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| (2) Deferred ETR | −0.10* | 1.00 | |||||||||
| (3) GAAP ETR | 0.78* | 0.34* | 1.00 | ||||||||
| (4) ESG score | 0.10* | 0.06 | 0.09* | 1.00 | |||||||
| (5) Size | −0.25* | 0.03 | −0.32* | −0.52* | 1.00 | ||||||
| (6) ROA | −0.00 | −0.07* | 0.04 | −0.08* | −0.20* | 1.00 | |||||
| (7) Growth | −0.04 | −0.04* | −0.05* | 0.04 | −0.03 | −0.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| (8) ROA volatility | −0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | −0.18* | 0.37* | 0.13* | 1.00 | |||
| (9) Leverage | 0.04 | −0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | −0.00 | −0.00 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 1.00 | ||
| (10) Intangibles | 0.03 | −0.00 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | −0.00 | 0.07* | 0.04 | 1.00 | |
| (11) Listed | −0.26* | −0.01 | −0.30* | 0.03 | 0.41* | −0.21* | 0.07* | −0.07* | −0.07 | −0.01 | 1.00 |
| Variables | Mean | SD | p25 | P50 | p75 | ||||||
| 1,466 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.39 | ||||||
| 1,466 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.05 | ||||||
| 1,466 | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.39 | ||||||
| 245 | 11.95 | 28.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 78.00 | ||||||
| 1,466 | 10.06 | 1.94 | 8.81 | 10.74 | 12.79 | ||||||
| 1,466 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.09 | ||||||
| 1,466 | 0.14 | 0.57 | −0.03 | 0.04 | 0.15 | ||||||
| 1,466 | 2.50 | 3.43 | 0.51 | 1.31 | 3.01 | ||||||
| 1,466 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.21 | ||||||
| 1,466 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.05 | ||||||
| 1,466 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | |
| 1.00 | |||||||||||
| −0.10* | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| 0.78* | 0.34* | 1.00 | |||||||||
| 0.10* | 0.06 | 0.09* | 1.00 | ||||||||
| −0.25* | 0.03 | −0.32* | −0.52* | 1.00 | |||||||
| −0.00 | −0.07* | 0.04 | −0.08* | −0.20* | 1.00 | ||||||
| −0.04 | −0.04* | −0.05* | 0.04 | −0.03 | −0.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| −0.01 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | −0.18* | 0.37* | 0.13* | 1.00 | ||||
| (9) | 0.04 | −0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | −0.00 | −0.00 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 1.00 | ||
| 0.03 | −0.00 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | −0.00 | 0.07* | 0.04 | 1.00 | ||
| −0.26* | −0.01 | −0.30* | 0.03 | 0.41* | −0.21* | 0.07* | −0.07* | −0.07 | −0.01 | 1.00 | |
Note(s): Panel A reports descriptive statistics of the main and control variables used in the analyses. All continuous variables are winsorised at 1% and 99% levels. Panel B presents Pearson’s correlation table. * indicates significance at 5%
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