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Bankruptcy Prediction for Restaurant Firms: A Comparative Analysis of Multiple Discriminant Analysis and Logistic Regression

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  • Yang Huo

    (Department of Strategy Management and Operations, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058, USA)

  • Leo H. Chan

    (Department of Finance and Economics, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058, USA)

  • Doug Miller

    (Department of Strategy Management and Operations, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058, USA)

Abstract

In this paper, we used data from publicly traded restaurant firms between 2000 and 2019 to test the effectiveness of multiple discriminant analysis (MDA) and logistic regression (logit) in predicting the probability of bankruptcy in the restaurant industry. We constructed various financial ratios extracted from the financial information and analyzed them to determine the optimal models. Our results show that liquid ratios (particularly the quick ratio), operating cash flow, and working capital emerge as the most crucial indicators of potential bankruptcy filings for restaurant firms. The results also show that the logit model performs better within the sample. However, both models exhibit similar predictive capacities with out-of-sample data.

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  • Yang Huo & Leo H. Chan & Doug Miller, 2024. "Bankruptcy Prediction for Restaurant Firms: A Comparative Analysis of Multiple Discriminant Analysis and Logistic Regression," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 17(9), pages 1-15, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jjrfmx:v:17:y:2024:i:9:p:399-:d:1473008
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