Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction Research in Indonesia: Last 20 Years

Abstract

Research on financial distress and bankruptcy prediction is an interesting topic to examine. This can be seen from the many studies on this topic. The emergence of many economics, management, and accounting journals in Indonesia has tried to document and evaluate the results of bankruptcy prediction models. The purpose of this research is to provide empirical evidence on the study of financial distress and bankruptcy prediction in Indonesia. This research is a type of bibliographic study. This study analyzed 100 articles on financial distress, bankruptcy prediction, and the similar from 41 nationally accredited journals indexed by Sinta 1 and Sinta 2 from 2002 to 2021. The approach used in this research is charting the field. Researchers used this approach in mapping financial distress research over the past 20 years based on accredited journals in Indonesia. The results of financial distress and bankruptcy prediction research are mostly published by the Accounting Analysis Journal (AAJ). As many as 72% of research articles use financial distress and bankruptcy prediction as dependent variables. The most widely used research method is the analytical method with the object of research on manufacturing companies. Interest Coverage Ratio (ICR) is the most widely used indicator of financial distress assessment and bankruptcy prediction after Altman Z-Score and Modified Z-Score -EM Score.