Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Hotel Industry Bankruptcy Risk through Novel Forecasting Models

dc.contributor.authorMatejic J.
dc.contributor.authorKnezevic, Snezana
dc.contributor.authorkneževic, snežana
dc.contributor.authorObradovic, Tijana
dc.contributor.authorMilojević, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorAdamović M.
dc.contributor.authorMitrovic, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorMilašinović, Marko
dc.contributor.authorSimonović D.
dc.contributor.authorMiloševic G.
dc.contributor.authorŠpiler M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-08T16:04:46Z
dc.date.available2023-02-08T16:04:46Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we assess the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the bankruptcy risk of a sample of 100 hotel companies and, consequently, on the hotel industry in the Republic of Serbia. The assessment applies to the period, 2019–2026, with the use of the data on the financial indicators for 2015–2020. Five novel structural time-series models, which have the indicators derived from Altman’s EM Z”-score model as predictors, were used, and a new conceptual framework for assessing bankruptcy risk is provided. The framework expands the applicability of credit-risk-scoring models to multiyear predictions, and it takes into account the dynamism of the transitions of the firms among Altman’s risk zones. The predictions that were obtained when the Springate and Zmi-jewski scores were applied along with the Altman Z”-scores demonstrate the fair applicability of the scores for the models that are introduced here. The results of the models were confirmed by 270 artificial neural networks and they were compared to the results of the classical time-series models. The crisis started to have a negative effect on bankruptcy risk in 2020, and this effect is expected to rise until 2023; currently, in 2022, the highest number of hotel companies may be headed for bank-ruptcy. Amelioration in the position of the companies cannot be expected before 2024; however, even in 2026, the risk of bankruptcy will remain high when compared to the pre-COVID-19 period and, thus, the surviving companies will become more fragile to any further exogenous changes. These results provide a basis for the adaption of state-supported measures and business policies in order to withstand the crisis and to ensure sustainability.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su14084680
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dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85128787836
dc.identifier.urihttps://scidar.kg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/15915
dc.sourceSustainability (Switzerland)
dc.titleAssessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Hotel Industry Bankruptcy Risk through Novel Forecasting Models
dc.typearticle

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