Validity of Altman Z-Score Model to Predict Financial Failure: Evidence From Jordan

Sufian Al-Manaseer and Suleiman Al-Oshaibat
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Sufian Radwan Almanaseer

International Journal of Economics and Finance, 2018, vol. 10, issue 8, 181

Abstract: This paper aims to investigate the Validity of Altman z-score model to predict financial failure in insurance companies listed on Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) over the period 2011-2016. To achieve the goal of the study, the study depended on the different statistics analytical method and Multiple Linear Regression through doing the statistical analysis of the independent variables on the dependent variable related to the subject of the study through the (E-views) program in order to cover the analytical part of the study, in addition to the descriptive method through relying on books, periodicals, previous studies and financial reports of the insurance companies of the study¡¯ sample, whether the direct or the indirect ones, to cover the theoretical part. The result of the study finds a high predictive power for Z-score model. Moreover, the findings reveal that Z-Score model could be valuable instrumental indicators for many users of financial statement such as financial managers, auditors, lenders, investors, to make right decisions in the face of financial failure.

Date: 2018
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