Research Article

Financial Distress Warning: An Evaluation System including Ecological Efficiency

Table 1

System of input-output indicators.

DimensionInput indicatorsOutput indicatorsSource

Business efficiencyOperating costs (CNY)Operating income (CNY)Wind
Growth rate of total assets (%)
Growth rate of total liabilities (%)

Financial efficiencyAsset-liability ratio (%)Wind
Total owners’ equity (CNY)Earnings per share (CNY)
Total assets turnover (time)Return on total asset (%)
Turnover of fixed assets (time)

Financing efficiencyTotal assets (CNY)Operating income (CNY)Wind
Currency fund (CNY)
Total liabilities (CNY)Total assets turnover (%)

Human capital efficiencyEmployee pay payable (CNY)Operating income (CNY)Wind
Cash paid to and for employees (CNY)

Ecological efficiencyEnvironmental illegality (yes = 1; no = 0)
Taxes (CNY)
Operating income (CNY)Wind IPE

Note: CNY is the abbreviation of Chinese yuan. IPE is the abbreviation of Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs.