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Who would use Altman's Z score to predict bankruptcy? Why would the ability to predict bankruptcy be useful to them?

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How Altman's Z score would be useful in predicting bankruptcy of a firm and why.

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A short seller might use Altman's Z score to predict bankruptcy to help him/her to select stocks that they feel would lose value over the ...

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