Research Article

Credit Risk Assessment for Small and Microsized Enterprises Using Kernel Feature Selection-Based Multiple Criteria Linear Optimization Classifier: Evidence from China

Table 11

Feature selection results by KFS-MCLOC.

VariableVariable nameCategoryPositive/negativeWeight

Quick ratioEnterprises’ financial informationNegative−2.04%
Operating net cash flowEnterprises’ financial informationNegative−19.76%
Actual controller’s management experienceActual controller’s informationNegative−2.52%
Whether the actual controller has any record of tax default and illegal behaviourActual controller’s informationPositive7.95%
Whether the wages of employees in the past 12 months can be paid on timeEnterprises’ behaviour informationNegative−7.21%
Abnormal times of water, electricity, and tax in the past 12 monthsEnterprises’ behaviour informationPositive21.42%
Overdue days of enterprises’ loansEnterprises’ behaviour informationPositive10.14%
Mortgage and pledge statusEnterprises’ behaviour informationNegative−13.09%
Whether the guarantee enterprise is abnormalEnterprises’ behaviour informationPositive10.06%
Number of administrative punishmentsEnterprises’ supervision informationPositive5.81%