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Harlan PlattProfessor of Finance, Emeritus, Northeastern University Verified email at neu.edu Cited by 4885 |
Predicting corporate financial distress: Reflections on choice-based sample bias
… With the companies all in the same industry, there was no need to use the Platt and Platt (1991a)
industry-relative normalization. The list of companies provided by BBK Ltd. was …
industry-relative normalization. The list of companies provided by BBK Ltd. was …
Development of a class of stable predictive variables: the case of bankruptcy prediction
… In Pantalone and Platt's recent study of commercial bank failure, they tested the model
using data from a new time period and found relatively stable ex ante classification results. …
using data from a new time period and found relatively stable ex ante classification results. …
A note on the use of industry-relative ratios in bankruptcy prediction
The potential for industry-relative financial ratios to improve the prediction of firms in financial
distress motivated this comparison of model specifications based on either unadjusted or …
distress motivated this comparison of model specifications based on either unadjusted or …
Probabilistic neural networks in bankruptcy prediction
Prior application of neural networks in finance and accounting, notably in bankruptcy
prediction, are limited to back-propagation neural networks. Their well-known disadvantages, …
prediction, are limited to back-propagation neural networks. Their well-known disadvantages, …
Understanding differences between financial distress and bankruptcy
For the most part, research purporting to address the issue of financial distress has actually
studied samples of bankrupt companies. Financial distress and bankruptcy are different. In …
studied samples of bankrupt companies. Financial distress and bankruptcy are different. In …
Bankruptcy discrimination with real variables
… The results of this study, like those reported by Platt and Platt (1990 and 199 1) suggest
that early warning model classification results are substantially improved when raw data are …
that early warning model classification results are substantially improved when raw data are …
[HTML][HTML] Financial distress comparison across three global regions
… Platt and Platt (1991a) found that companies with too many of their assets invested in fixed
assets have higher financial distress risk. Our new finding supports the earlier discovery by …
assets have higher financial distress risk. Our new finding supports the earlier discovery by …
Sustainable growth rate of firms in financial distress
Sustainable growth rate defines the rate at which a company’s sales and assets can grow if
the company sells no new equity and wishes to maintain its capital structure. The traditional …
the company sells no new equity and wishes to maintain its capital structure. The traditional …
[BOOK][B] Why companies fail: Strategies for detecting, avoiding, and profiting from bankruptcy
HD Platt - 1999 - books.google.com
From Debra Ann Hatten-The Christian Science Monitor (Eastern edition) This book, written
for the nonfinancial reader, records conventional reasons for business failure: cash-flow …
for the nonfinancial reader, records conventional reasons for business failure: cash-flow …
Business cycle effects on state corporate failure rates
The effects of economic conditions, business costs, and new business formations on business
failures were estimated for the time period 1969–1982. A cross-sectionally correlated and …
failures were estimated for the time period 1969–1982. A cross-sectionally correlated and …