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Chinese Journal of Management Science ›› 2023, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (12): 23-33.doi: 10.16381/j.cnki.issn1003-207x.2021.1048

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The Transmission Effect of SMEs' Financial Distress on the Credit Risk of Suppliers

Jing GU(),Ya-ting HU   

  1. School of Economics,Sichuan University,Chengdu 610065,China
  • Received:2021-05-28 Revised:2021-10-13 Online:2023-12-15 Published:2024-01-06
  • Contact: Jing GU E-mail:gj0901@scu.edu.cn

Abstract:

The financial distress of small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs)will bring a series of negative effects to themselves, from its startup to its decline. Multiple theories and much empirical evidence have been proposed to interpret this phenomenon. At the same time, the distress events can lead to negative wealth and profitability outcomes for supply chain members in the short time and long time. In fact, the financial distress of SMEs has become a major concern in disruptions to normal activities, but only a few contributions in the literature have focused on the transmission effect of SMEs’ financial distress on the credit risk of suppliers. Credit risk refers to the risk caused by the borrower's possible default and failure to repay the loan and interest. The credit risk may propagate further, sometimes even with amplifications, leading to a negative performance outcomes for the members, reducing the overall operational efficiency and competitiveness of the supply chain. To this end, a transmission model is constructed to analyze the impact of SMEs’ financial distress on the credit risk of suppliers. During modeling, classical Jarrow–Turnbull model is used as reference to denote the intensity of default riskαand the probability of default riskF(t). Furthermore, the above mechanism is tested by the sample of Small and Medium-sized Board from 2010 to 2018. The results are as follows based on the theoretical model and empirical research: Firstly, there is a positive relationship between the financial distress of SMEs and the credit risk of suppliers. Secondly, the suppliers’ own factors have a greater impact on their credit risk than that of SMEs’ financial distress. Additionally, this process has a time effect of two years, and suppliers of high scale, high-customer-concentration and state-owned nature are more resistant to credit risk. On the contrast, manufacturing, primary and secondary industry suppliers have weaker risk resilience. The findings of this paper, on the one hand, provide reference for the credit risk prevention and management of SMEs and the supply chain system. On the other hand, promoting the stability and competitiveness of supply chain node-enterprises.

Key words: small and medium-sized enterprise(SME), suppliers, financial distress, credit risk, transmission effect

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