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Predicting default of a small business using different definitions of financial distress

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  • S-M Lin

    (The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK)

  • J Ansell

    (The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK)

  • G Andreeva

    (The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK)

Abstract

The paper introduces a number of risk-rating models for UK small businesses applying an accounting-based approach, which uses financial ratios to predict corporate bankruptcy. An enhancement to these models is considered through features typical to retail credit risk modelling. A common problem of default prediction consists in the relatively small number of bankruptcies or real defaults available for model-building. In order to expand the ‘default’ group beyond bankrupt companies, the paper considers adopting four different definitions of ‘a failing business’ by investigating combinations of financial distress levels. The impact of each default definition on the choice of predictor variables and on the model's predictive accuracy is explored. In addition, the paper examines the value of categorizing financial ratios used as predictor variables.

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  • S-M Lin & J Ansell & G Andreeva, 2012. "Predicting default of a small business using different definitions of financial distress," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 63(4), pages 539-548, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:63:y:2012:i:4:p:539-548
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    1. Gupta, Jairaj & Gregoriou, Andros, 2018. "Impact of market-based finance on SMEs failure," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 13-25.
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    14. Arvind Shrivastava & Kuldeep Kumar & Nitin Kumar, 2018. "Business Distress Prediction Using Bayesian Logistic Model for Indian Firms," Risks, MDPI, vol. 6(4), pages 1-15, October.
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