Paul Smythe's Article in Finance

487 Financial Distress
In the last few months the number of companies facing the financial distress has increased at alarming rates. From small scale business entities to large companies like the General Motors, the companies that filed for bankruptcy under the Chapter 11 are enormous.
Posted on Apr-07-2010

470 How Distressed Companies Turnaround
It was mentioned in the Journal of Corporate Finance of 1994 by Brown, D. T., James, C. M. and Mooradian, R. M. that the reinvestment of the sale proceeds of assets sold by a distressed firm generally reveal the tendency to reflect a higher average abnormal returns than those entities trying to pay off their debt.
Posted on Apr-07-2010

480 Impact of Insolvency on Companies
When a business entity reflects a negative economic net worth, it is considered insolvent. Whenever a situation of insolvency crops up, the business entity makes an effort to get over the situation and settle the dues outstanding, through the proceeds from the sale of a part of its assets or the employment of the cash reserves.
Posted on Apr-06-2010

449 Options Available For A Concern In Insolvency
The last few months have witnessed a huge downfall in the economy of the world. The housing bubble took its toll on every industry, which saw the efficient companies bringing down the cost of their goods and services significantly, much to relief of the customers.
Posted on Apr-05-2010

506 Bankruptcy in the United States
Bankruptcy in the United States come under the Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 with the United States Bankruptcy Court presented with the authority to declare an entity as bankrupt.
Posted on Apr-05-2010

531 Insolvency, Bankruptcy & Liquidation
Insolvency, bankruptcy and liquidation are the three terms that people generally have a tendency to use interchangeably. But, each connotes specific meaning that creates a different impact on the concern related.
Posted on Apr-04-2010

565 Can Corporate Insolvency Turn Advantageous?
Can corporate insolvency turn advantageous in the long run? But, before we start to evaluate the various factors related to it, we need to understand what insolvency is. When a company fails to repay its debts or where the assets are unable to meet its liabilities, it can be termed as insolvency.
Posted on Apr-02-2010

648 Causes for Insolvency
The last few months have witnessed the downfall of many industrial majors with many forced to exit from the game, while others seek assistance by filing for bankruptcy. The companies fighting insolvency have increased stupendously in the last few months.
Posted on Apr-01-2010

634 Insolvency and Liquidation
When the market enters into a state of long-term equilibrium or takes a steep fall downwards, the efficient firms will be forced to sell its products and services at a lower price to ensure its sustenance and survival.
Posted on Apr-01-2010

547 Understanding Insolvency
The momentum of the economy ticks with the clock set by the credit. Credit is inevitable for a company to run and expand by offering it the leverage to expand beyond its limited resources in hand.
Posted on Apr-01-2010