Sökning: "distressed firms"

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1. 1. Can Machine Be a Good Stock Picker?: Bridging the Gap between Fundamental Data and Machine Learning

   D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Författare :Tomoya Narita; Povilas Stankevicius; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Machine Learning; XGBoost; Relative Valuation; Convergence Trade;

   Sammanfattning : We investigate the efficacy of historical accounting data and consensus forecasts for relative valuation of stocks, employing tree-based machine learning methods. We run an XGBoost model for monthly cross-sections of financial and pricing data of US equities from 1984 to 2021. LÄS MER

3. 2. Delving into the acquisitive nature of distressed firms

   Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Saiyara Naoshin Meem; Mykola Shylin; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Financial Distress; Distressed Acquisitions; Diversification; Distressed Acquirers; Diversifying Acquisitions; Cross-border; Cross-Industry; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : After observing cases of financially distressed firms engaging in diversifying acquisitions, the motivation for this thesis was found. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the role played by diversification through cross-border and/or cross-industry acquisition in change in financial distress of the acquirer. LÄS MER

4. 3. Accounting manipulation : analyzing corporate subsidy recipients during the covid-19 pandemic

   Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Henric Mörch; Hampus Hällgren; [2022]
   Nyckelord :accounting manipulation; fraud; earnings management; Benford’s Law; the Jones Model;

   Sammanfattning : In response to the reported increase in accounting crime and suspected fraud in conjunction with the adjustment subsidies initialized during the covid-19 pandemic of 2020, we conducted a study examining accounting manipulation. Based on an explanatory theory for fraud, the Fraud Triangle, we theorize that the financial circumstances that companies experienced during the pandemic and the government subsidies created an environment where accounting manipulation could occur. LÄS MER

5. 4. Restating the Obvious - Accounting Restatements: Evidence from Swedish Private Firms

   D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Författare :Måns Herlogsson; Hugo Takenaka; [2022]
   Nyckelord :Accounting Restatements; Private Firm Behavior; Financial Reporting Disclosure; Regulatory Standards;

   Sammanfattning : ACCOUNTING RESTATEMENTS as a phenomenon has increased in financial reporting over the last decades. Although there is ample research on listed firm restatements, existing literature has largely overlooked private firms. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine what types of firms restate and why firms restate in a Swedish private setting. LÄS MER

7. 5. Debt Structure and Corporate Performance During the Covid-19 Crisis

   Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Monika Choudhary; Mariia Vyshkovskaia; [2021]
   Nyckelord :debt financing; debt structure; bank debt; firm performance; emerging markets; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : This paper examines the effects of public and bank debt financing on firm performance in emerging markets. Using data on 742 publicly traded firms from the BRIC countries, it is documented that bank debt may have a positive effect on operating performance of a firm. LÄS MER