It’s just not working out: the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the hand of financially weak American fitness operations to pursue bankruptcy, with many involving permanent location closures.
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a global superstar in rent-a-car, was taken out of the driver's seat and into bankruptcy thanks to many factors - including a propensity to load up on debt and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Animal pharma leader Akorn, Inc. had been in bankruptcy danger for several years. When a stern warning from the FDA and a failed takeover bid derailed their business, they were left with nowhere else to turn.
Louisiana-based Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., an operator of oil supply and support vessels, opted for bankruptcy after an acute collapse in energy prices.
Canadian women's apparel staple Reitmans is being forced to restructure, its options exhausted from the outbreak of COVID-19. Yet signs of their bankruptcy potential were revealed by our FRISK® score a year prior to their filing.
J. C. Penney Company, Inc., an American shopping mall icon, has lost in its fight to avoid bankruptcy. In this COVID-19 pandemic, struggling public retailers that have stayed alive by loading up on debt are running out of time.
Ultra Petroleum Corporation has filed for Chapter 11 protection for the second time in four years, torpedoed in large part by persistently weak natural gas prices.
Retail Apocalypse Now: Houston-based Stage Stores, Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, just one of several large U.S. retailers to do so thus far in the month of May.
While COVID-19 provided the final push to propel Neiman Marcus into a Chapter 11 filing, a long history of leveraging up gave our subscribers ample time to reduce exposure to this retail giant.
No Fly Zone? Triumph Group, Inc.'s fight to stave off bankruptcy will be a major item to watch for counterparties and shareholders alike in the coming months.
