Dependent variable

Abbreviation

Expected sign

Definition

Performance

ROA

After-tax operating income divided by total assets

Independent variables:

Capital structure

TDR

+/−

Total liabilities divided by total asset

Capital structure

LTDR

Long-term debt divided by total debt plus equity

Control Variables:

Firm Asset Growth.

F_AG

+

Assets growth (%)

Share concentration growth

C_SH-G

Increase (YES), decrease (NO):

Dummy Variable:

TR

+/−

Dummy variable to account for differences across industries from 2014 to 2018.