What indicators should be used on assessment of small and medium companies bankruptcies? for example: using balance score card indicator can be complicated, or using just financials indicator would misleading the results.
Kindly refer to their Annual Reports Explanatory Notes which further explain the transactions entered by the companies. Hence, you will also able to identify the red flags or gaps in their transactions.
The reasons may be divided into three 1) as identified in neo classical approach 2) financial and 3) corporate governance.
You can identify various indicators that can measured for all the three reasons then assess bankruptcy. This will give clarity as to what is the reason that is causing bankruptcy.
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