The fallacies of Scenario analysis
Scenario analysis is often used in company valuation – with high, low and most likely scenarios to estimate the value range and expected value – but do they give correct answers?
Scenario analysis is often used in company valuation – with high, low and most likely scenarios to estimate the value range and expected value – but do they give correct answers?
A good metric should have a low probability of rejecting a true hypothesis of bankruptcy (false positive) and a high probability of rejecting a false hypothesis of bankruptcy (false negative).
The Z-score formula for predicting bankruptcy was developed by E. Altman. The score is not intended to predict when a firm will file for bankruptcy, It is a measure of how closely a firm resembles other firms that have filed for bankruptcy.