As the fallout from one of the biggest bankruptcies of 2019 begins to settle, we see that credit and procurement professionals who evaluate risk in public companies as a habitual practice are proving to be the best at avoiding unnecessary exposure.
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![Forewarned is Forearmed in the Dean Foods Bankruptcy](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/Dean_Foods_2121_1414_2.png.webp?itok=wZMmawga)
![The coronavirus has reignited challenges for Contura Energy, Inc. and for the coal industry in general, with the price of coal dropping towards multi-year lows. The coronavirus has reignited challenges for Contura Energy, Inc. and for the coal industry in general, with the price of coal dropping towards multi-year lows.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-12/Contura_Blog_2121_1414_1.jpg.webp?itok=ogcCIres)
The coronavirus has reignited challenges for Contura Energy, Inc. and for the coal industry in general, with the price of coal dropping towards multi-year lows.
![Thomas Cook and Virgin Austrlia, two massive airliners, have filed bankruptcy. Could American Airlines be next?](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-05/American_Airlines_2121_1414_1.jpg.webp?itok=YIDveWUN)
Thomas Cook and Virgin Australia, two massive airliners, have filed bankruptcy. Could American Airlines be next?
![CreditRiskMonitor’s FRISK® Stress Index today shows that the retail industry in the United States is experiencing near-record financial stress.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/Mall_10.jpg.webp?itok=khXefiG0)
CreditRiskMonitor’s FRISK® Stress Index today shows that the retail industry in the United States is experiencing near-record financial stress.
![FRISK® Score Shows More Financial Distress in the Pharmaceutical Industry](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/Mallinckrodt_2121_1414.png.webp?itok=en_fCGO2)
Major drug manufacturers Mallinckrodt plc and Endo International plc are financially distressed due to elevated debt and product-related risks. If your company is doing business with these manufacturers, you should evaluate your risk exposure and perform further research.
![The offshore oil and gas market remains widely depressed. Troubled outfit Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. has fallen to a FRISK® score of “1,” which indicates severe financial distress.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/Hornbeck_3.jpg.webp?itok=bZ_eRsV1)
The offshore oil and gas market remains widely depressed. Troubled outfit Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. has fallen to a FRISK® score of “1,” which indicates severe financial distress.
![Dining-out traffic trends are showing persistent weakness. If you are working with a restaurant chain that has a weak capital structure, you should implement strategies to reduce risk or otherwise face the possibility of serious financial loss.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/RR_Split.png.webp?itok=DgEXGBci)
Dining-out traffic trends are showing persistent weakness. If you are working with a restaurant chain that has a weak capital structure, you should implement strategies to reduce risk or otherwise face the possibility of serious financial loss.
![For J. C. Penney Company, Inc., CreditRiskMonitor's proprietary subscriber crowdsourcing is indicating negative sentiment and matches the high-risk assessment of the retail giant provided by the FRISK® score.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/JCPenney_13.jpg.webp?itok=W5GXDPkK)
For J. C. Penney Company, Inc., CreditRiskMonitor's proprietary subscriber crowdsourcing is indicating negative sentiment and matches the high-risk assessment of the retail giant provided by the FRISK® score.
![In a highly interconnected world, large financially distressed companies like Spain's Obrascon Huarte Lain can pose far-reaching risks.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/Obrascon_Huarte_Lain_2121_1414.jpg.webp?itok=LwUQdPVO)
In a highly interconnected world, large financially distressed companies like Spain's Obrascon Huarte Lain can pose far-reaching risks.