Public company bankruptcies soared in 2020, and filings continue to roll in as fallout from COVID-19. Here are five of the most notable Chapter 11 cases we've seen so far in 2021, and another five companies we feel are in big-time danger.
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![Public company bankruptcies soared in 2020, and filings continue to roll in as fallout from COVID-19. Here are five of the most notable Chapter 11 cases we've seen so far in 2021, and another five companies we feel are in big-time danger. Public company bankruptcies soared in 2020, and filings continue to roll in as fallout from COVID-19. Here are five of the most notable Chapter 11 cases we've seen so far in 2021, and another five companies we feel are in big-time danger.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2021-06/MYR_2121_1414_1.png.webp?itok=4L5iqlcs)
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Keep your brains about you: if it looks like a zombie, acts like a zombie, and reports like a zombie, it is probably a zombie.
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Risk of financial failure in South America is higher than it was during the Great Recession a decade ago. We scouted more than 1,500 public companies to find the riskiest public companies on the continent.
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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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The FRISK® score cuts through the “Cloaking Effect” by identifying financially stressed companies with a differentiated and proprietary method that doesn't rely on payment history.
![Optimal assessment of public company bankruptcy risk requires the balanced, holistic analysis provided by the FRISK® score.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/synergy.jpg.webp?itok=QyE12YV4)
Optimal assessment of public company bankruptcy risk requires the balanced, holistic analysis provided by the FRISK® score.
![Sanctions have delivered significant financial stress to the Russian government and corporations alike. Overall, many Russian companies have dropped into – or have sunk further down into – the FRISK® score red zone, indicating heightened financial stress and corporate failure risk. Sanctions have delivered significant financial stress to the Russian government and corporations alike. Overall, many Russian companies have dropped into – or have sunk further down into – the FRISK® score red zone, indicating heightened financial stress and corporate failure risk.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-06/russia_ukraine_2121_1414_2.png.webp?itok=tEi9WdGN)
Sanctions have delivered significant financial stress to the Russian government and corporations alike. Overall, many Russian companies have dropped into – or have sunk further down into – the FRISK® score red zone, indicating heightened financial stress and corporate failure risk.
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Credit professionals use CreditRiskMonitor®’s Trade Contributor Program to gain quality, real-time insights into their accounts receivable portfolio. We collect in excess of $2 trillion in trade data annually from our trade providers. After processing this data, we work with credit professionals to be more proactive and tactical with their accounts receivable to make healthier business decisions.
![The FRISK® score is a game-changing tool that combines several key inputs to assess bankruptcy risk. Here’s how bond agency ratings play a role.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/moodys_web-thumb-large.jpg.webp?itok=FXvP0DIn)
The FRISK® score is a game-changing tool that combines several key inputs to assess bankruptcy risk. Here’s how bond agency ratings play a role.