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Press Release

CreditRiskMonitor® reported that operating revenues of $18 million, an increase of approximately $1 million or 5%, for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to 2021.

Blog Post

CreditRiskMonitor®'s PAYCE® score is providing advanced warning on some high-profile private company bankruptcies already in 2023, with Simmons Bedding Company at the top of the list.

Blog Post

The FRISK® score routinely identifies zombies across all industries. In fact, total high-risk companies worldwide have increased by nearly 50% since October 2021, which indicates another wave of bankruptcies is on the horizon.

Blog Post

CreditRiskMonitor® offers up five quick and important facts that you need to know about National CineMedia, Inc. to make a more solid business evaluation – or, more advisable, even an alteration of credit extension or a pivot to a peer.

Blog Post

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.

Blog Post

Supplier financial risk in China calls for increased scrutiny. Now is the time to proactively leverage tools like the FRISK® score to conduct objective audits of your prospective and existing suppliers as supply chains restructure.

White Paper

CreditRiskMonitor® has updated its popular PAYCE® score, now with greatly expanded private company coverage and an uplift to 80% accuracy in predicting all declared bankruptcies.

Blog Post

Deep cracks are surfacing in global corporate debt markets. The timing of corporate bankruptcies is always difficult to predict, yet FRISK® score trends show that the odds of a bankruptcy wave have measurably increased.

In this episode, Mike & Jerry react to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal penned by Matt Wirz, looking at how junk loan defaults are beginning to scare investors as inflation and interest rates grow. In the credit world, can risk professionals all afford to continue to look back at past trends to then predict the future behavior of stressed counterparties in the next down cycle? As Jerry explains, "don't fall for the head fake" regarding where the biggest bankruptcy risk dangers lie in late 2022 and beyond.
Bankruptcy Case Study

The end credits have rolled for Cineworld Group plc, a global movie theater icon toppled by high leverage, debt, and a changing post-pandemic consumer environment.

Bankruptcy Case Study

The Chapter 11 filing of wellness supplement giant NewAge, Inc. is a classic case showing that on-time bill payment by a public company is not indicative of true financial health.

Blog Post

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.