A STUDY ON FINANCIAL HEALTH OF SELECTED PUBLIC SECTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANIES OF INDIA : WITH REFERENCE TO Z-SCORE ANALYSIS

Financial distressed from a decade has become a common condition for manufacturing companies of India. Many public sector manufacturing companies have also witnessing poor financial health. This study has examined the financial health of eighteen selected public sector manufacturing companies which are further divided into four sectors as Metal, Sugar, Paper and Textile. The examination of financial health of selected companies has been performed by calculating Altman Z-score model for four year prior to become distressed. And it has been found by the analysis that most of the company was in either distressed zone or in grey zone. The study also finds that Altman Z-Score Model is a perfect tool to examine the health of public sector manufacturing companies.