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Today, bond rating agencies are downgrading corporate credit at a faster pace than any point in the last decade. The coronavirus has sapped product and services demand and disrupted global supply chains.

CreditRiskMonitor warned of the increased bankruptcy risk at newspaper owner McClatchy Company for more than a year before their Chapter 11 filing in February 2020. Yet McClatchy Company is not an isolated case and risk professionals should be monitoring other news provider outlets closely.

Here's a list of the 10 largest energy industry failures since 2013, as well as some of the riskiest companies that CreditRiskMonitor covers today. These companies should be watched closely as the current oil and natural gas price cycle continues to run its course.

The FRISK® score downgraded retailers and restaurants in February and March following the market sell-off stemming from coronavirus.

The decline and demise of oil services giant McDermott International, Inc. was missed by many due to an unwise reliance on trade payment data analysis. When it comes to public companies and bankruptcy prediction, payment data doesn't work.

CreditRiskMonitor anticipates tighter access to credit in the years ahead and an escalation in bankruptcy filings – if we’re not heading for a recession, it may be a depression.

The coronavirus has reduced air travel across key channels worldwide. Equity markets are souring on airliners, especially those that already carry excessive debt and are strapped for cash.