Religion and ratio analysis: Towards an Islamic corporate liquidity measure

Ahmed M. Elnahas, M. Kabir Hassan and Ghada M. Ismail

Emerging Markets Review, 2017, vol. 30, issue C, 42-65

Abstract: This paper contributes to the emerging literature on the effect of religion on corporate decision making and financial reporting. Financial statement analytical tools could violate several commands of Islamic law. Specifically, traditional liquidity ratios imply undervaluation, uncertainty, and interest bearing aspects that are strictly prohibited in Islamic law. We propose an Islamic-compliant measure of corporate liquidity. In order to validate our proposed ratio as a measure of corporate liquidity, we incorporate it in the traditional corporate bankruptcy prediction models. Our measure significantly improves the accuracy of the corporate bankruptcy prediction models of Altman (1968) Z-score and Ohlson (1980).

Keywords: Islamic finance; Ratio analysis; Corporate liquidity; Bankruptcy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2016.09.001

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