Accounting Ratios and Models of Takeover Target Screens: Some Empirical Evidence

A. D. Castagna and Z. P. Matolcsy
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A. D. Castagna: Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education.
Z. P. Matolcsy: The New South Wales Institute of Technology.

Australian Journal of Management, 1985, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: The aim of this study is to provide further evidence on the usefulness of published accounting information for identifying takeover targets. A number of screening models of takeover targets based on historical accounting data are developed using multivariate statistical techniques and the predictive ability of these models is assessed.

Keywords: TAKEOVER TARGETS; ACCOUNTING RATIOS; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.1177/031289628501000101

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