No two public companies are cut from the exact same cloth, yet the telltale signs of potential bankruptcy shown by craft retailer JOANN Inc. are universal: lots of leverage, recurring net losses, and negative free cash flow.
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Our subscribers who had global travel giant Thomas Cook Group plc in their portfolios as the company's debt soared and working capital eroded were provided ample time to sidestep financial risk thanks to the FRISK® score.

Cover your ears, but not your eyes: if Audacy, Inc. doesn't lower its debt volume, creditors will need to look much more closely at the Philadelphia-based broadcasting giant.

CommScope Holding Company, Inc. is at the forefront of providing telecom infrastructure solutions. To steer clear of bankruptcy after a few tumultuous years of supply chain breakdown and cost pressures, it will have to come up with a different kind of fix.

It's getting late for Tuesday Morning Corporation to get its act together financially. The off-price retailer is struggling to control debt, compounded by persistent losses in the aftermath of COVID-19 shutdowns.

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

Will a stitch in time stop bankruptcy? International textile manufacturing leader Pan Brothers Tbk PT has seen its cash flow slow to a trickle in recent years, bringing on a crisis of working capital.

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”.