Pyxus International, Inc.

CreditRiskMonitor Warning: Extending credit to tobacco purchasing company Pyxus International, Inc. going forward may be hazardous to your company's health.

We arrive at this analysis after paying attention to the North Carolina-based company's FRISK® score, which predicts the probability of U.S. public company bankruptcy within the coming 12 months with 96% accuracy. Pyxus International's FRISK® score has been stuck like tar to a "1" for more than a year's time, indicating a 10-to-50% chance of meeting Chapter 11:

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The tobacco industry FRISK® score average is quite strong - so for Pyxus International, what is wrong? We explore in this short-but-comprehensive analysis. 

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Our FRISK® score model incorporates four powerful risk inputs:

  • “Merton”-type model of stock market capitalization and volatility
  • Financial ratios, including those used in the Altman Z”-Score Model
  • Bond agency ratings from Fitch, Moody's, and DBRS Morningstar
  • Website click pattern data from CreditRiskMonitor® subscribers, representing key credit decision-makers at more than 35% of current Fortune 1000 companies plus thousands of other large companies worldwide

Since the start of 2017, the FRISK® score’s rate of success in capturing public company bankruptcy is 96%. In any given year, you can count on one hand the times we miss – and in those outlier cases, the circumstances deal with unusual, unforeseen events such as natural disasters and CEO fraud.

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About High Risk Reports

Our High Risk Reports feature companies that are exhibiting a significantly high level of financial distress, as indicated by our proprietary FRISK® score.

The reports highlight the factors that have pushed a company's score lower on the "1" (worst) to "10" (best) FRISK® score, which is 96% accurate in predicting bankruptcy over a 12-month period. The High Risk Reports also includes analysis on financial indicators such as the company’s DBT index, stock performance, financial ratios and how it is performing relative to its industry peers.

The ultimate goal of the High Risk Report series is two-part: provide an early warning for those doing business with an increasingly distressed company and inform of the many signals that should be examined when assessing financial risks.