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Credit Trends: Downgrade Potential Across Credit Grades And Sectors Sep 05
Standard & Poors, Sep 2005
Abstract
A total of 632 entities appeared at risk globally of potential downgrades in mid-September 2005. This is the first publication in a series of reports that will monitor issuers at risk of downgrades on a monthly basis. Timely and ongoing surveillance of these issuers can provide value to investors in their sectoral credit allocation process, and well as in hedging against potential capital losses arising from a rating downgrade. By sector, telecommunications, consumer products, and automotive appeared the most vulnerable to deterioration in credit quality. Indeed, in all three sectors, the proportion of issuers listed with a negative bias (i.e. negative outlook or a CreditWatch with negative implications) are currently at more elevated levels than has historically been recorded, highlighting...
Standard and Poors RatingsXpress Credit Research provides in-depth coverage of international corporates, financial institutions, insurance companies, utilities, sovereigns and structured finance programs. RatingsXpress Credit Research lets users determine the credit rating of holdings and identify key factors underlying an issuer's creditworthiness, distinguishes the different risk exposures for new and existing deals, and provides an understanding of how their analysts interpret key regulatory, political and environmental events and their economic impact.
Research Type: Commentary
Criteria articles describe the thought process and methodology Standard & Poor's analysts use in determining ratings. These commentary pieces discuss both the quantitative (economic and financial) and qualitative (business analysis and caliber of management) aspects of the analysis, as well as legal issues.
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