| The variable name | Variable definitions |
| LOAN | =(Closing Borrowing Balance − Opening Borrowing Balance)/ Opening Total Assets |
| COD | =(Interest expense + capitalized interest)/(total liabilities at the beginning of the year + total liabilities at the end +)/2 |
| CONSV | =Non-operating/opening total assets |
| ROA | =Net profit/average assets |
| LEV | =Total liabilities/total assets |
| GROWTH | =(Current year’s operating income − previous year’s operating income)/operating income |
| INASSET | =The natural logarithm of the total asset |
| CG | =(Fixed assets + inventory)/total assets at the beginning of the period |