Analysis of The Bankruptcy of Companies with Altman Model and Ohlson Model

Abstract

Often companies that have been operating for a certain period forced to disperse because of increased financial distress that caused bankruptcy. There are two models that can be used to predict bankruptcy of companies, that is Altman model (Z-score) and Ohlson model. This study aims to determine the accuracy of the Altman model (Z-Score) and Ohlson’s model in predicting bankruptcy of delisting companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange for 2015-2019 period.The population in this study were all of delisting companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange for 2015-2019 period, totaled 17 companies. The number of samples used in this study were 8 companies, by using purposive sampling method. Data analysis used data processing application SPSS version 25. The results showed that accuracy of the Altman model is 58.3%, while the Ohlson model is 79.2%. The conclusion of this research Ohlson model has the highest accuracy that compared to Altman model in predicting bankruptcy at delisting companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange for 2015-2019 period, with accuracy values of Ohlson model is 79.2% and 58.3% for the Altman model. For further researchers, it is expected to increase the number of samples of companies studied and extend the research periods in order to provides more accurate results, and combining the Altman and Ohlson models with other bankruptcy prediction models that can be applied in companies in Indonesia. Article Information Article History: Received February 2020 Approved March 2020 Published September 2020