Research Article

Using Machine Learning Methods in Financial Distress Prediction: Sample of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Operating in Turkey

Volume: 23 Number: 2 May 10, 2023
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Using Machine Learning Methods in Financial Distress Prediction: Sample of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Operating in Turkey

Abstract

Financial distress has become one of the main topics on which lots of research has been done in the recent finance literature. This paper aims to predict the financial distress of Turkish small and medium firms using Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Random Forest, Support Vector Machines, K-Nearest Neighbor and Naive Bayes model. Empirical results indicate that decision tree model is the best classifier with overall accuracy of %90 and %97 respectively for 1 and 2 years prior to financial distress. Three years prior to financial distress, Naive Bayes outperform other models with an overall accuracy of 92.86%. Furthermore, this study finds that distressed firms have more bank loans and lower equity. In the Turkish economy, where cyclical fluctuations are high in the last decade, distressed firms grew rapidly with high bank loans and gained higher operating profits than non-distressed firms. After a while, distressed firms that cannot manage their financial expenses get into financial trouble and go bankrupt. This article can be useful for managers, investors and creditors as well as its contribution to academic research.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

May 4, 2023

Publication Date

May 10, 2023

Submission Date

November 23, 2021

Acceptance Date

January 25, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 23 Number: 2

APA
Aker, Y., & Karavardar, A. (2023). Using Machine Learning Methods in Financial Distress Prediction: Sample of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Operating in Turkey. Ege Academic Review, 23(2), 145-162. https://doi.org/10.21121/eab.1027084
AMA
1.Aker Y, Karavardar A. Using Machine Learning Methods in Financial Distress Prediction: Sample of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Operating in Turkey. ear. 2023;23(2):145-162. doi:10.21121/eab.1027084
Chicago
Aker, Yusuf, and Alper Karavardar. 2023. “Using Machine Learning Methods in Financial Distress Prediction: Sample of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Operating in Turkey”. Ege Academic Review 23 (2): 145-62. https://doi.org/10.21121/eab.1027084.
EndNote
Aker Y, Karavardar A (May 1, 2023) Using Machine Learning Methods in Financial Distress Prediction: Sample of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Operating in Turkey. Ege Academic Review 23 2 145–162.
IEEE
[1]Y. Aker and A. Karavardar, “Using Machine Learning Methods in Financial Distress Prediction: Sample of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Operating in Turkey”, ear, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 145–162, May 2023, doi: 10.21121/eab.1027084.
ISNAD
Aker, Yusuf - Karavardar, Alper. “Using Machine Learning Methods in Financial Distress Prediction: Sample of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Operating in Turkey”. Ege Academic Review 23/2 (May 1, 2023): 145-162. https://doi.org/10.21121/eab.1027084.
JAMA
1.Aker Y, Karavardar A. Using Machine Learning Methods in Financial Distress Prediction: Sample of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Operating in Turkey. ear. 2023;23:145–162.
MLA
Aker, Yusuf, and Alper Karavardar. “Using Machine Learning Methods in Financial Distress Prediction: Sample of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Operating in Turkey”. Ege Academic Review, vol. 23, no. 2, May 2023, pp. 145-62, doi:10.21121/eab.1027084.
Vancouver
1.Yusuf Aker, Alper Karavardar. Using Machine Learning Methods in Financial Distress Prediction: Sample of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Operating in Turkey. ear. 2023 May 1;23(2):145-62. doi:10.21121/eab.1027084

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