External audit and bankruptcy prediction
| Autor: | Marco Allegrini, Giulio Greco, Velia Gabriella Cenciarelli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Auditor characteristics
050208 finance Actuarial science 05 social sciences Sample (statistics) 050201 accounting Audit Bankruptcy prediction · External audit · Auditor characteristics External auditor Test (assessment) Credit risk assessment Bankruptcy 0502 economics and business Settore SECS-P/07 - ECONOMIA AZIENDALE Bankruptcy prediction Default risk Business External audit Business and International Management |
| Popis: | In this paper, we investigate the relationship between external auditor characteristics and the likelihood of bankruptcy. We use a sample of US public companies to analyse whether auditor attributes are associated with default. We also test whether the inclusion of such attributes in bankruptcy prediction models improves their predictive ability. We find that firms audited by industry-expert auditors, large audit firms and long-tenured auditors are less likely to default. Firms with higher audit fees are more likely to default. Our results also show that the inclusion of auditor attributes significantly increases the predictive ability of bankruptcy prediction models. This paper contributes to the literature about auditing and bankruptcy prediction. Our results suggest that the auditor attributes can provide predictive signals concerning a default risk and that an external audit can play a relevant role in early warnings of financial distress. Our study also suggests that bankruptcy prediction models can become more effective if they are complemented with audit data. Our results are of interest to market participants, auditors, regulating authorities, banks and other financial institutions that are interested in credit risk assessment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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