In the steel industry, major players AK Steel Holding Corporation and Steel Dynamics, Inc. are two examples of public companies with markedly different financial situations in 2018.
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![CreditRiskMonitor subscribers were the first to see the danger in now-bankrupt propane giant Ferrellgas Partners. The keys to successful risk evaluation were regularly keeping a keen eye upon the FRISK® score and not being swayed by payment data. CreditRiskMonitor subscribers were the first to see the danger in now-bankrupt propane giant Ferrellgas Partners. The keys to successful risk evaluation were regularly keeping a keen eye upon the FRISK® score and not being swayed by payment data.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2021-02/Ferrellgas_BCS_2121_1414_2.jpg.webp?itok=7sTv_nw6)
CreditRiskMonitor subscribers were the first to see the danger in now-bankrupt propane giant Ferrellgas Partners. The keys to successful risk evaluation were regularly keeping a keen eye upon the FRISK® score and not being swayed by payment data.
![With more than 1,000 Chinese businesses already facing global sanctions, supply chains are rapidly reorganizing supplier footprints due to severe country-related business risks. With more than 1,000 Chinese businesses already facing global sanctions, supply chains are rapidly reorganizing supplier footprints due to severe country-related business risks.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2023-07/nearsourcing_2121_1414.png.webp?itok=TQFgwLrX)
With more than 1,000 Chinese businesses already facing global sanctions, supply chains are rapidly reorganizing supplier footprints due to severe country-related business risks.
![Central banks worldwide are suppressing borrowing rates to accomodate credit markets, trying to alleviate financial pressures on corporations. This is creating a surge of "zombie companies," or firms that are staying alive in spite of their inability to service interest expenses. Central banks worldwide are suppressing borrowing rates to accomodate credit markets, trying to alleviate financial pressures on corporations. This is creating a surge of "zombie companies," or firms that are staying alive in spite of their inability to service interest expenses.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2021-05/Zombie_2121_1414_1.jpg.webp?itok=wF3zlVKq)
Central banks worldwide are suppressing borrowing rates to accommodate credit markets, trying to alleviate financial pressures on corporations. This is creating a surge of "zombie companies," or firms that are staying alive in spite of their inability to service interest expenses.
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In 2019, nearly half of the 230 publicly traded Chinese construction companies we cover are financially distressed. If you have exposure to China’s real estate market, we urge you to monitor closely the financial risk potential of your commercial counterparties.
![Business at casinos and resorts has picked up following an easing of travel restrictions after COVID-19, yet operators worldwide continue to be tested by steep fixed cost structures and debt-loaded balance sheets. Business at casinos and resorts has picked up following an easing of travel restrictions after COVID-19, yet operators worldwide continue to be tested by steep fixed cost structures and debt-loaded balance sheets.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2021-06/Casino_2121_1414_1.png.webp?itok=aD-9LZtG)
Business at casinos and resorts has picked up following an easing of travel restrictions after COVID-19, yet operators worldwide continue to be tested by steep fixed cost structures and debt-loaded balance sheets.
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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.
![Bankruptcies in Your Supply Chain Bring About Bare Shelves and Significant Financial Pain](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-02/Grocery_Supply_Chain_2121_1414_4.jpg.webp?itok=LoebF8tQ)
If a premium grocery chain like Whole Foods can experience a multi-month SKU disaster, chances are that it can happen to your company too. Evaluate the financial health of your supply chain, see which vendors are most at risk of failure, and take the necessary steps to safeguard against them.
![Financial Challenges at Retailer Conn’s Identified by the FRISK® Score](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/Conns_Inc_2121_1414_1.jpg.webp?itok=WBzZtrXx)
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.