The CreditRiskMonitor FRISK® score often beats other scoring models in identifying major financial risk, adding several months - sometimes years - of precious lead time for our subscribers to make pivots on extending credit terms or adjusting suppliers. A great example of this phenomenon is tied to the decline of Bed Bath & Beyond.
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The coronavirus has reignited challenges for Contura Energy, Inc. and for the coal industry in general, with the price of coal dropping towards multi-year lows.
More than a decade after the Great Recession, the reality remains that as patterns of credit cycles are historically predictable, you can't ever let your guard down as a financial risk assessor.
The coronavirus has unleashed the global debt crisis that CreditRiskMonitor has been predicting. Credit professionals need to take action to ensure that they aren’t unduly impacted by delayed payments and bad debt write-offs.
The challenged consumer environment will continue to pressure retailers and restaurants, which spells trouble for the collective group but especially for operators with red zone FRISK® scores.
As the Bank of England has already raised interest rates in the U.K., the U.S. Federal Reserve is telegraphing at least three interest rate hikes in 2022. With interest rates on the rise, many companies will go from muddling through to facing extreme financial duress.
One of the largest department store collapses of the last several years, the downfall of Debenhams Plc was foretold long ago by our FRISK® score.
Central banks worldwide are suppressing borrowing rates to accommodate credit markets, trying to alleviate financial pressures on corporations. This is creating a surge of "zombie companies," or firms that are staying alive in spite of their inability to service interest expenses.
The "Virtual Credit Group" is giving unfavorable reviews for AMC Entertainment Holdings and Cineworld Group, two of the largest - and riskiest - movie theater chains in the world.