August 2011
Beginner
547 pages
16h 12m
English
Although financial distress cannot be predicted with certainty, yet there are certain indicators on the basis of which a finance manager can predict it. These indicators are nothing but financial ratios. Beaver (1986) finds in his study of 79 large firms some specific ratios that indicate the possibility of financial distress. They are as follows:
Illiquidity is technical insolvency that emerges on account of a shortage of cash. On the other hand, insolvency is bankruptcy insolvency where a firm’s total liabilities exceed fair market value of its assets.
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