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Development and testing of an augmented distress prediction model: A comparative study on a developed and an emerging market

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  • Ashraf, Sumaira
  • Félix, Elisabete G.S.
  • Serrasqueiro, Zélia

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This study presents a financial distress (FD) prediction model that utilizes accounting, market-based, and financial reporting quality (FRQ) measures. We use a panel logit framework to analyze data for developed market firms from the UK and emerging market firms from Pakistan during the period 2001-2015. Obscured portions of financial reports, such as that created by management tactics employing income smoothing, can be measured with FRQ proxies. Our results find that such FRQ measures have significant influence on the accuracy of distress prediction modeling, in both the UK and Pakistani markets. Further, we validate the performance of our models through a fully non-linear classifier known as random forest methodology. Our robustness checks reveal that the predictive accuracy of our model remains high during different tranches of the business cycle and across different econometric techniques.

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  • Ashraf, Sumaira & Félix, Elisabete G.S. & Serrasqueiro, Zélia, 2020. "Development and testing of an augmented distress prediction model: A comparative study on a developed and an emerging market," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 57.
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    DOI: 10.1016/j.mulfin.2020.100659
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    Financial distress; Panel logit analysis; Random forest methodology; Financial reporting quality; Earning management;
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    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G17 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Financial Forecasting and Simulation
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G33 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Bankruptcy; Liquidation

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