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.
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![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.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2023-02/chinese_alternatives_2121_1414_1.png.webp?h=11b34633&itok=d2i-83J9)
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A look at our FRISK® Stress Index shows that there are more than 30 large-scale public companies within the restaurant industry at heightened risk of bankruptcy in 2019.
![Department stores](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/blog-department-stores.png.webp?itok=gGlLRadB)
Big-name retailers Macy’s, Inc. and Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC are on opposite ends of the bankruptcy risk spectrum - and for Neiman Marcus, time may be running out to turn their fiscal fortunes around.
![What are the root causes of the failure of risk models to provide adequate warning? After nearly 25 years of company operation and observation, CreditRiskMonitor® has identified four common problems among competing risk models. What are the root causes of the failure of risk models to provide adequate warning? After nearly 25 years of company operation and observation, CreditRiskMonitor® has identified four common problems among competing risk models.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2023-06/Inaccurate_2121_1414.png.webp?itok=sl3B2_O2)
What are the root causes of the failure of risk models to provide adequate warning? After nearly 25 years of company operation and observation, CreditRiskMonitor® has identified four common problems among competing risk models.
![The median U.S. supplier has reduced capital expenditures into property, plant, and equipment and has increased their total debt-to-asset burden in the last two years. Such action creates pitfalls in supply chains, especially in the age of COVID-19.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-08/Forklift_7.png.webp?itok=EVsUed3W)
The median U.S. supplier has reduced capital expenditures into property, plant, and equipment and has increased their total debt-to-asset burden in the last two years. Such action creates pitfalls in supply chains, especially in the age of COVID-19.
![The harsh downturn in several end markets has resulted in overcapacity in key industrial commodity markets, causing base metal prices to break materially lower. We note where bankruptcy is most probable.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-05/Metal_Mining_2121_1414_2.jpg.webp?itok=7AjVrufl)
The harsh downturn in several end markets has resulted in overcapacity in key industrial commodity markets, causing base metal prices to break materially lower. We note where bankruptcy is most probable.
![Amazon’s push into the prescription delivery market along with COVID-19 have had varying impacts on retail pharmacies. For merchandise vendors selling to Rite Aid Corporation, now is the time to evaluate risk exposure.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2021-01/Pharma_2121_1414_1.jpg.webp?itok=Z5JQ15Bw)
Amazon’s push into the prescription delivery market along with COVID-19 have had varying impacts on retail pharmacies. For merchandise vendors selling to Rite Aid Corporation, now is the time to evaluate risk exposure.
![Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. is a good example of what to look for as a financial counterparty spirals toward bankruptcy, seeking out court protections.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-09/Ferrellgas_2121_1414_1.png.webp?itok=Fw4pifaf)
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. is a good example of what to look for as a financial counterparty spirals toward bankruptcy, seeking out court protections.
![The FRISK® score downgraded retailers and restaurants in February and March following the market sell off stemming from coronavirus. Coronavirus Outbreak: Watching Distressed Retailers and Restaurants](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-04/coronavirus_restaurant_2121_1414_1.jpg.webp?itok=BTr2Pvez)
The FRISK® score downgraded retailers and restaurants in February and March following the market sell-off stemming from coronavirus.