Mohammadreza Gholamzadeh - Ph.D. Student in Accounting, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan Branch, Zahedan, Iran
Mahdi Faghani - Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran
Ahmad pifeh - Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Sistan & Balouchestan, Zahedan, Iran.

Abstract One of the main issues in the prediction of financial constraints is the choice of predictor variables. In this study we used machine learning Gussian process and radial neural network to predict the financial constraints. The statistical society consists of ۲۰۸ companies from ۲۰۱۱ to ۲۰۱۷ and considering the availability of the information all the companies were analyzed as the statistical samples. The results of this study show that machine learning methods can predict the financial constraints of the companies listed on Tehran’s stock exchange. Therefore the main hypothesis of this study is confirmed and machine learning methods are an effective method to predict the financial constraints. Also the results of this study show that the value of the company, the ratio of operating cash to assets, financial leverage, return on assets and the percentage of institutional owners are the main variables in predicting the financial constraints. Key words: financial constraint, machine learning method, radial neural network, Gussian process regression

Financial Constraint, machine learning method, radial neural network, Gussian process regression