@article{Assessment:968, recid = {968}, author = {Liu, Ying and Yuan, Mingwei and Papakirykos, Eli}, title = {Market Valuation and Risk Assessment of Canadian Banks}, publisher = {Bank of Canada}, address = {2004}, pages = {1 online resource (v, 17 pages)}, abstract = {The authors apply the asset-valuation model developed by Rabinovitch (1989) to six publicly traded Canadian banks over the period 1982–2002. The model is an extension of the Merton (1977a) option-pricing model with the incorporation of stochastic interest rates. The authors introduce the Z-score, a measure of distance-to-default, which can be a useful tool for regulators in assessing the risk of bank failures. The Z-scores, overall, suggest that Canadian banks are far from the point of default. The authors also find that both the market valuation of the bank assets and the Z-score of the Canadian banks demonstrate similar regime shifts in the late 1990s, which may be related to regulatory changes during the 1990s.}, url = {http://www.oar-rao.bank-banque-canada.ca/record/968}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.34989/swp-2004-34}, }