Four new ratios, that capture firms' Stability, Downside Risk and Audit Quality, are significant predictors of financial distress as evidenced by bankruptcy. Moreover, they improve substantially a logit based credit metric when combined with other classic ratios. A credit metric that comprises a...

This document describes the development of a financial health indicator based on companies' financial statements. This indicator is conceived as a weighted combination of variables, which is obtained through a model discriminating between failing firms and non-failing firms. The definition of...

Statistical analysis of financial statements has reached a high degree of sophistication. But Consolidated financial statements of a group of companies seem to be resistent against these attempts. Analysts suspect that these statements can legally be manipulated to such an extent that they...