Failure prediction models: development and comparison between the multivariate discriminant analysis and the support vector machine for Tunisian companies Online publication date: Mon, 05-Jul-2021
by Fayçal Mraihi; Inane Kanzari
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (IJESB), Vol. 43, No. 3, 2021
Abstract: In this study, we try to develop a model that would predict corporate default using a multivariate discriminant analysis (MDA) and a support vector machine (SVM). The two models are applied on the Tunisian context. Our sample consists of 212 companies operating in different industries, of which 106 are 'performing' companies and 106 are 'failing' companies, observed over the 2005-2010 period. The results of the use of a battery of 87 ratios showed that 16 ratios can build the model and that liquidity and solvency have more weight than profitability and management in predicting distress. Despite the slight superiority of the results provided by the SVM model, on the control sample, the results provided by the two models are good either in terms of correct classification percentage or in terms of the stability of discriminating power over time and space.
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