parallax-credit-lens

Analyze credit risk for public companies via Parallax MCP with Altman Z-scores.

3|3|Updated Mar 27, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/bencharoenwong/parallax-workflows --skill parallax-credit-lens
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: parallax-credit-lens
Source: https://github.com/bencharoenwong/parallax-workflows/tree/main/skills/credit-lens
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/bencharoenwong/parallax-workflows --skill parallax-credit-lens

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Credit risk evaluation for publicly traded companies using Parallax MCP tools to surface solvency, liquidity, leverage, and credit health signals in a structured, actionable report.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automated Palepu solvency assessment and Altman Z-score with market-cap-based (Z) or book-equity (Z') variants for public firms.
  • Peer benchmarking across leverage, coverage, liquidity, profitability with 52-week trend insights and macro regime context.
  • Output includes a structured dashboard, a Palepu solvency narrative, risk flags, and a ready-to-share report.

Quick Start

Provide a RIC-formatted symbol (e.g., AAPL.O) to generate a comprehensive credit risk assessment.

Frequently Asked Questions about parallax-credit-lens

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I analyze credit risk for publicly traded companies using financial ratios?

Credit risk analysis aggregates balance sheet, cash flow, and ratios via Parallax MCP to evaluate leverage, liquidity, and solvency, producing a structured risk assessment with flags and narratives for publicly traded equities.

How do I calculate the Altman Z-score when market capitalization data is missing?

Altman Z-score calculation defaults to the market-cap-based Z variant when available, automatically falling back to the book-equity Z' variant if market cap data is missing, ensuring continuous solvency assessment.

Can I benchmark a company's solvency and leverage against its industry peers?

Peer benchmarking compares leverage, coverage, liquidity, and profitability metrics against sector peers, incorporating 52-week trend insights and macro regime context to deliver a relative credit health evaluation.

What is a Palepu solvency assessment and how does it evaluate credit health?

Palepu solvency assessment is a structured methodology evaluating a firm's leverage and liquidity to generate a solvency narrative and risk flags, identifying potential financial distress signals in public equities.

Do I need a specific ticker format to generate a credit risk report?

Credit risk report generation requires a RIC-formatted symbol, such as AAPL.O for Apple, to accurately query balance sheet and cash flow data via Parallax MCP for the target single-name equity.

How does credit risk analysis handle data timeouts or missing financial statements?

Credit risk analysis enforces RIC format validation and handles missing data and timeouts gracefully, ensuring the deterministic report still delivers available solvency summaries and flags without failing entirely.