The downfall of Ascena Retail Group, parent company of Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant and DressBarn, was largely foretold by our FRISK® score prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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![The downfall of Ascena Retail Group, parent company of Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant and DressBarn, was largely foretold by our FRISK® score prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ascena Retail Group, Inc. Bankruptcy Case Study](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-07/iStock-458930199.jpg.webp?itok=4V2-1Edg)
![Media coverage from Forbes](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/media-coverage-retail-forbes.png.webp?itok=Wy4hZbFH)
Pamela Danziger of Forbes cites CreditRiskMonitor FRISK® score data to identify at-risk retailers during a sweeping restructure of the physical retail sector.
![Lights, Camera, Bankrupt. Our FRISK® score broadcasted the financial dangers hidden within Minnesota-based media company iMedia Brands, Inc., a debt-laden enterprise hurt by declining cable TV subscribers and inflation. Lights, Camera, Bankrupt. Our FRISK® score broadcasted the financial dangers hidden within Minnesota-based media company iMedia Brands, Inc., a debt-laden enterprise hurt by declining cable TV subscribers and inflation.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2023-07/iMedia_2121_1414.png.webp?itok=BN9jijCR)
Lights, Camera, Bankrupt. Our FRISK® score broadcasted the financial dangers hidden within Minnesota-based media company iMedia Brands, Inc., a debt-laden enterprise hurt by declining cable TV subscribers and inflation.
![Cumulus microphone at risk](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/hrr-cumulus.jpg.webp?itok=EG_fqaYG)
Our FRISK® Stress Index indicates that radio broadcasting stations widely remains a high risk industry. U.S.-based Cumulus Media Inc. (Nasdaq: CMLS), which currently holds a worst possible FRISK® score of “1,” is one of the most challenged names.
![Bankruptcy Orexigen](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/bankruptcy-orexigen.jpg.webp?itok=mqGfqpjr)
California-based biopharmaceutical company Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. failed to pass our FRISK® score inspection for years, ultimately filing for bankruptcy in early 2018.
![Cumulus media microphone](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/bankruptcy-cumulus.jpg.webp?itok=Tc1K7Wf8)
Cumulus Media's FRISK® score of "1" highlighted an elevated probability of bankruptcy well before it filed for Chapter 11. Here were some of the warning signs.
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Canadian oil & gas titan Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. suffered under the weight of tremendous debt, keeping their FRISK® score pinned down before eventual bankruptcy.
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Updating CreditRiskMonitor’s Confidential Financial Statement Service (CFS) Risk Model has led to higher capture rates of bankruptcy in private companies, with a remarkable upward spike in captures on applicable companies with lower FRISK® scores.
![Parker drilling at risk](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/hrr-parker-drilling.jpg.webp?itok=58eOrkrD)
Houston-based Parker Drilling Company's FRISK® score is sinking deeper into the "red zone," signaling acute financial risk for this oil & gas services operator.