Konkursprediktionsmodeller Inom Tillverknings- och detaljhandelsbranschen

Sammanfattning: Research question: Three models, Z``-score, O-score and Skogsvik HCA model, will be used in this study to examine Swedish companies who has gone bankrupt over the last decade within the manufacturing and retail branches. The study will examine how these models stand against each other when it comes to predict bankruptcy within these two branches one and two years in advance. Purpose: The purpose with this study is to examine these three models that are used for bankruptcy prediction and to get an understanding of why the accuracy differs between the models when it comes to predicting bankruptcy within the manufacturing and retail branches. Method: The study is based on a quantitative method with a deductive research approach to examine the accuracy of the three models when it comes to one and two years before bankruptcy. Conclusion: The study shows that Skogsvik’s model is the most accurate when it comes to predicting bankruptcy within the manufacturing and retail branches.