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Our bankruptcy case study of FAT Brands, parent company of Johnny Rockets, shows that the FRISK® Score flagged elevated bankruptcy risk more than a year before the filing. The FRISK® Score identified elevated bankruptcy risk 12 months prior to its filing. Most importantly, crowdsourced intelligence triggered a downgrade to a FRISK® Score of "1" using insights from the credit community, including risk professionals from nearly 40% of the Fortune 1000.

In September, Tricolor Auto Group, a privately-held auto dealer and subprime lender, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation. Our 80%-accurate PAYCE® Score warned of elevated bankruptcy risk for 12 consecutive months, enabling clients to identify and mitigate risk exposure. Learn how our AI-driven financial risk analytics provide clear, actionable insights every day.

On July 1, 2025, Del Monte Foods filed for bankruptcy - leaving approximately $74 million in unsecured claims exposed. Specific to this case study, see how the Confidential Financial Statements Solution provides financial risk insights on private company counterparties!

When WW International (Weight Watchers) filed for bankruptcy, credit professionals relying solely on financial-based models like the Z''-Score did not detect the company’s financial distress. CreditRiskMonitor’s 96%-accurate FRISK® Score – a real-time, hybrid model – flagged WW International’s financial distress well in advance, offering a crucial early warning. This case underscores the power of combining financial data, stock market performance, aggregate insider sentiment, and agency ratings for precise bankruptcy predictions. 

Specialty retailer, The Container Store Group, Inc., filed for bankruptcy on December 22, 2024. The FRISK® Score had signaled the company’s financial distress for 12 consecutive months, providing early warning to subscribers. Yet the company’s Days Beyond Terms Index, a measure of historical trade payment performance, persistently indicated prompt payment behavior. The divergence between these indicators is known as the “Cloaking Effect”.

Major discount retailer, Big Lots, Inc. filed for bankruptcy on September 9, 2024. Importantly, both payment-based (DBT Index) and financial-only based models (Z’’-Score) failed to warn about this company’s bankruptcy risk. Conversely, the FRISK® Score provided warning for more than a year, enabling clients to mitigate their trade credit exposure.

Conn’s suffered from persistent declines in same store sales, caused by “lower discretionary spending for home-related products.” The acquisition of W.S. Badcock, LLC also contributed to higher financial leverage and ultimately an untenable balance sheet.

Medical services provider Cano Health, Inc. ran out of cash and incurred a mountain of debt, part of a corporate healthcare sector spike in bankruptcies in early 2024.

Brazilian airliner Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA is now bankrupt, grounded by massive debt incurred in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Listen up: Audacy, Inc., the largest radio and podcast company in the U.S., is bankrupt after years of debt financing, in reaction to macroeconomic challenges brought on by a massive decline in advertising revenue.

WeWork Inc.'s bankruptcy was an event our subscribers were well prepared for, as the former high-flying startup was burning cash at a time of incredible disruption in the commercial real estate market.

Checked out: A heavy debt load and recurring net losses were major factors in Rite Aid Corporation's prolonged descent into bankruptcy.