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Financial distress determinants among SMEs: empirical evidence from Sweden

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  • Darush Yazdanfar
  • Peter Öhman

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Purpose - The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate determinants of financial distress among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during the global financial crisis and post-crisis periods. Design/methodology/approach - Several statistical methods, including multiple binary logistic regression, were used to analyse a longitudinal cross-sectional panel data set of 3,865 Swedish SMEs operating in five industries over the 2008–2015 period. Findings - The results suggest that financial distress is influenced by macroeconomic conditions (i.e. the global financial crisis) and, in particular, by various firm-specific characteristics (i.e. performance, financial leverage and financial distress in previous year). However, firm size and industry affiliation have no significant relationship with financial distress. Research limitations - Due to data availability, this study is limited to a sample of Swedish SMEs in five industries covering eight years. Further research could examine the generalizability of these findings by investigating other firms operating in other industries and other countries. Originality/value - This study is the first to examine determinants of financial distress among SMEs operating in Sweden using data from a large-scale longitudinal cross-sectional database.

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  • Darush Yazdanfar & Peter Öhman, 2020. "Financial distress determinants among SMEs: empirical evidence from Sweden," Journal of Economic Studies, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 47(3), pages 547-560, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jespps:jes-01-2019-0030
    DOI: 10.1108/JES-01-2019-0030
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    Cited by:

    1. Jiang-Chuan Huang & Hueh-Chen Lin & Daniel Huang, 2022. "The Effect of Operating Cash Flow on the Likelihood and Duration of Survival for Marginally Distressed Firms in Taiwan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-20, December.
    2. ElBannan, Mona A., 2021. "On the prediction of financial distress in emerging markets: What matters more? Empirical evidence from Arab spring countries," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 47(C).

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