The Federal Reserve recently voiced concerns about excessive corporate financial leverage - and risk management departments need to take heed.
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While many missed the warning signs for Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.'s bankruptcy in November 2018, the FRISK® score's daily calculation of the company's risk revealed sobering truths.
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AutoCanada Inc.'s heavy leverage has put the company in potential danger. As interest rates rise in both Canada and the U.S., expected softer sales and higher costs will make it much harder for the company to remain solvent in 2019.
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Commodities trader Noble Group Limited is in talks with creditors to restructure its debt. Their FRISK® score is in the high-risk "red zone," warning risk professionals of Noble Group's poor financial condition.
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Looking to China in a COVID-19 age, creditors may soon start forcing several high-profile companies into legal proceedings commensurate with corporate failure.
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The financial fallout from the most recent holiday season may not provide comfort or joy for Conn’s, Inc., a specialty retailer of furniture, mattresses, home appliances and electronics.
![Just like tariffs, supplier financial risk has become an important category to monitor by company procurement departments. If this isn't on your radar today, it should be.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/Warehouse_8.jpg.webp?itok=LhLH5AsI)
Just like tariffs, supplier financial risk has become an important category to monitor by company procurement departments. If this isn't on your radar today, it should be.
![In a pandemic period when major public company bankruptcies are hitting hard daily, reliance on payment performance and/or financial statement analysis provides a whole new slew of dangers.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-06/Stars_2121_1414_1.jpg.webp?itok=eXpRta_P)
In a pandemic period when major public company bankruptcies are hitting hard daily, reliance on payment performance and/or financial statement analysis provides a whole new slew of dangers.
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Frontier and Windstream have reported poor customer retention and experienced pricing weakness over the last few years, resulting in earnings decline. The most telling sign is the concern exhibited through our proprietary subscriber crowdsourcing data.