Bankruptcy Case Studies

Post-filing analyses of recent bankruptcies

Gain unique insights into the business and financial decline that precedes bankruptcy - and how our solutions can help predict bankruptcy amongst your company's counterparties.

CreditRiskMonitor® Bankruptcy Case Studies provide post-filing analyses of public company bankruptcies. Our case studies educate subscribers about methods they can apply to assess bankruptcy risk using our proprietary FRISK® score, robust financial database, and timely news alerts.

In nearly every case, a low FRISK® score gave our subscribers early warning of financial distress within a one-year time horizon. Our proprietary FRISK® score predicts bankruptcy risk at public companies with 96% accuracy. The score is formulated by a number of indicators including stock market capitalization and volatility, financial ratios, bond agency ratings from Moody’s, Fitch and DBRS, and crowdsourced behavioral data from a subscriber group that includes 35% of the Fortune 1000 and thousands more worldwide.

Whether you are new to credit analysis or have decades of experience under your belt, CreditRiskMonitor® Bankruptcy Case Studies offer unique insights into the business and financial decline that precedes bankruptcy.

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Out of gas: American propane giant Ferrellgas Partners L.P. has met bankruptcy after years of financial turmoil and ever-growing risk.

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Bankruptcy is the biggest faux pas in fashion retail. What factors drove iconic women's clothing store Francesca's towards a Chapter 11 filing? We explore.

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Bubble, bubble, oil, and trouble: Gulfport Energy Corporation's FRISK® score told our subscribers for more than a year that a bankruptcy filing could be imminent.

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Irish drug company Mallinckrodt plc is one of several major opioid manufacturers to file for bankruptcy protection in the shadow of massive litigation.

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With consumer demand plummeting because of the COVID-19 pandemic, highly leveraged automotive supplier Shiloh Industries, Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 restructuring.

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After more than a century in business, the national discount department store Stein Mart, Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 protection. The coronavirus continues to provide a debilitating headwind towards the retail sector.

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Tailored Brands, owner of Men's Warehouse and Jos. A. Bank, filed for bankruptcy following the secular headwinds of declining professional attire, only accelerated by the coronavirus and stay-at-home orders.

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The downfall of Ascena Retail Group, parent company of Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant and DressBarn, was largely foretold by our FRISK® score prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Net Loss: Mile-high WiFi provider Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. has gone bankrupt, which is something our FRISK® score predicted could happen.

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Engine failure: the bankruptcy of Briggs & Stratton Corporation was an event long suspected by CreditRiskMonitor subscribers who watched the company's fledgling FRISK® score on a daily basis.

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California Resources Corporation could not stave off bankruptcy in 2020, hit simultaneously by a price war in oil & gas and the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.

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¡Ay, Caramba! The coronavirus has grounded Grupo Aeroméxico SAB de CV, but their heavy debt load preceding the pandemic made the Mexican airliner a bankruptcy risk for many years prior.

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