Predication of financial distress and bankruptcy in Alternative Exchange (AltX) listed companies.

• Main Author: Tchantcheu, Benedict Guylin
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Bankruptcy > South Africa > Forecasting.; Financial crises > South Africa > Forecasting.; Small business > Finance > Research > South Africa.
• Online Access: http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001830

M. Tech. Business Administration === Financial distress and bankruptcy is one of the most significant threats to the going concern of many businesses, irrespective of their size and nature of operations. Research in corporate financial distress and corporate failure prediction dates back to the mid-sixties, and the bulk of the studies have been conducted within the context of highly developed market economies. Very little research has been conducted within the context of emerging markets, and using small and medium-sized firms. This therefore encouraged the author of this research report to conduct a study, applying a model specifically developed for emerging economies to predict financial distress of small and medium-sized South African listed firms. The main purpose of this study is to examine whether a model designed for financial distress prediction and credit scoring in emerging markets is reliable, and can be accurately applied in South Africa.