Uncovering supplier financial distress takes knowledge and finesse with suppliers.

Course Outline:

1. Signs of Supplier Distress
2. Financial Statement Forensics
3. Common Bankruptcy Scenarios
4. Predictive Bankruptcy Metrics
5. Public vs. Private Company Approach
6. Analysis Templates

Exercise Example:

• Supplier Stress Testing:
  In this exercise, the class compares financials of three companies to rank which have the greatest risk of insolvency.

Expectations Upon Completion:

• Skills to apply standard metrics for public and private suppliers
• Ability to engage suppliers to review financial distress
• Knowledge to use stress frameworks to organize supplier data
• Capability to identify signs of stress from supplier financials
• Capacity to implement risk mitigation based on supplier scenarios