Th is article is devoted to the study of the fi nancial stability of companies based on a number bankruptcy forecasting models. Th e authors analyzed fi nancial statements of 22 Russian and foreign retail companies that fi led for bankruptcy in the last fi ve years using the following bankruptcy models. Th e article provides a comparative analysis of bankruptcy models in order to identify the model that most accurately predicts the onset of bankruptcy.
financial stability, financial sustainability, financial soundness, liquidity, bankruptcy forecasting models, transnational corporations, international companies
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