This book explores methods and techniques to predict and eventually
prevent financial distress in corporations. It analyzes the effects of
the global financial crisis on Italian manufacturing companies and, more
specifically, whether the crisis has increased the number of firms that
are likely to fail. In the first chapter, the authors widely discuss the
Corporate Financial Distress as well as the process and costs incurred.
The second chapter is based on a review of the most used statistical
models, splitting them into accounting-based and market-based models.
The following chapter is dedicated to the methodology and the empirical
analysis on Italian manufacturing companies from different industries.
The last chapter presents practical evidence from Italian manufacturing
companies during the recent financial crisis.