DISCRIMINATE ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY AS IT APPLIES TO BANKING INDUSTRY
DISCRIMINATE ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY AS IT APPLIES TO BANKING INDUSTRY
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1998-12
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SHUAIBU., SALEH DASS
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Abstract
The project is about Discriminate Analysis and prediction of corporate Bankruptcy as it
applies to Banking Industry.
Essentially it is the use, simultaneously, of several financial ratios to discriminate between
bankrupt and non bankrupt firms, and to predict the likelihood of failure of any corporate
entity. The focal point is the applicability of this statistical technique to predicting
Banking failure in Nigeria. The Bank chosen for this study in UNITED BANK FOR
AFRICA (UBA) PLC.
The research was conducted using a multiplicity of approaches. Library review was
conducted to peruse the relevant books that had so far been written on the subject. The
literature review brought to light the working of other researchers from the introduction of
multiple Discriminate Analysis to date. Notably, the Osaze's index was used for assessing
the likelihood of success or bankruptcy of UBA PLC. Data Analysis of the Bank was
conducted in order to discover the degree of applicability of the method in Nigerian
Banking industry.
Finally the research reveals that U.B.A. PLC is a successful organisation
Description
A PROJECT PRESENTED TO THE POST-GRADUATE SCHOOL
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA).
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA.
NOVEMBER, 1998
Keywords
DISCRIMINATE,, ANALYSIS,, PREDICTION,, CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY, APPLIES,, BANKING INDUSTRY.