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Searching for Key Factors in Enterprise Bankrupt Prediction: A Case Study in Slovak Republic

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  • Podhorska Ivana

    (University of Zilina, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, Department of Economics, Univerzitna 1, 010 26Zilina, Slovak Republic)

  • Kovacova Maria

    (University of Zilina, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, Department of Economics, Univerzitna 1, 010 26Zilina, Slovak Republic)

  • Valaskova Katarina

    (University of Zilina, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, Department of Economics, Univerzitna 1, 010 26Zilina, Slovak Republic)

Abstract

The issue of enterprise in bankrupt or financial health as a whole is still very actual topic not only in Slovakia but also in abroad. Works dealing with the enterprise in bankruptcy have already appeared in the 1930s of the 20th century. Bankrupt of enterprise affect all subject in relationship with this enterprise. Financial experts were looking for the ways for enterprise bankrupt prediction. This article is based on the searching for key factors that could indicate the enterprise in bankrupt in Slovak conditions. This article tries to work with financial variables from the area of financial health assessment of enterprise and works with the sample of Slovak enterprises. This sample includes 8,522 financial statements of enterprises in 2016. According to several relevant decisions rules, for example, the value of equity or equity debt ratio, enterprises are divided into two categories – bankrupt enterprises and creditworthy enterprises. Subsequently, this article tries to find statistically significant financial variables that could indicate involving enterprises in these two categories and works with several statistical methods for searching significant relationship between variables and the tightness of relations between them. As a main statistical method, Pearson´s correlation coefficient is used, which is supported by correlation matrices. In addition, it is necessary to test an existence of outliers in the sample of enterprises. Existence of outliers is tested by the Grubbs test of outliers.

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  • Podhorska Ivana & Kovacova Maria & Valaskova Katarina, 2018. "Searching for Key Factors in Enterprise Bankrupt Prediction: A Case Study in Slovak Republic," Economics and Culture, Sciendo, vol. 15(1), pages 78-87, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ecocul:v:15:y:2018:i:1:p:78-87:n:9
    DOI: 10.2478/jec-2018-0009
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    Keywords

    bankrupt; prediction model; financial health; financial ratios;
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    JEL classification:

    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
    • 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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