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Investment opportunities and bankruptcy prediction

Publication ,  Journal Article
Lyandres, E; Zhdanov, A
Published in: Journal of Financial Markets
August 1, 2013

A firm's mix of growth options and assets in place is an important determinant of its optimal default strategy. Our simple model shows that shareholders of a firm with valuable investment opportunities would be able/willing to wait longer before defaulting on their contractual debt obligations than shareholders of an otherwise identical firm without such opportunities. More importantly, we show empirically using a dataset of recent corporate bankruptcies that measures of investment opportunities are significantly related to the likelihood of bankruptcy. Augmenting existing bankruptcy prediction models by these measures improves their out-of-sample forecasting ability. © 2013.

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Journal of Financial Markets

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ISSN

1386-4181

Publication Date

August 1, 2013

Volume

16

Issue

3

Start / End Page

439 / 476

Related Subject Headings

  • Finance
  • 3502 Banking, finance and investment
  • 3501 Accounting, auditing and accountability
  • 1502 Banking, Finance and Investment
 

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Lyandres, E., & Zhdanov, A. (2013). Investment opportunities and bankruptcy prediction. Journal of Financial Markets, 16(3), 439–476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.finmar.2012.10.003
Lyandres, E., and A. Zhdanov. “Investment opportunities and bankruptcy prediction.” Journal of Financial Markets 16, no. 3 (August 1, 2013): 439–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.finmar.2012.10.003.
Lyandres E, Zhdanov A. Investment opportunities and bankruptcy prediction. Journal of Financial Markets. 2013 Aug 1;16(3):439–76.
Lyandres, E., and A. Zhdanov. “Investment opportunities and bankruptcy prediction.” Journal of Financial Markets, vol. 16, no. 3, Aug. 2013, pp. 439–76. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.finmar.2012.10.003.
Lyandres E, Zhdanov A. Investment opportunities and bankruptcy prediction. Journal of Financial Markets. 2013 Aug 1;16(3):439–476.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Financial Markets

DOI

ISSN

1386-4181

Publication Date

August 1, 2013

Volume

16

Issue

3

Start / End Page

439 / 476

Related Subject Headings

  • Finance
  • 3502 Banking, finance and investment
  • 3501 Accounting, auditing and accountability
  • 1502 Banking, Finance and Investment