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Issuer Ranking: U.S. Consumer Products Companies, Strongest To Weakest Dec 10
Standard & Poors, Dec 2010
Abstract
The U.S. consumer products companies we rate fall into an array of subsectors, including packaged food, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, tobacco, household products, apparel, personal care, appliances, lawn care, home and office furniture, agriproducts, commodity foods, cosmetics, and service companies. About 34% of the companies are in the more stable investment-grade category (rated 'BBB-' and higher), with the remaining 66% in the more volatile speculative-grade category ('BB+' and lower). The pace of downgrades has slowed in the past 12 months, following a very high ratio of downgrades to upgrades in 2009. As of Dec. 9, 2010, upgrades outnumbered downgrades by a ratio of almost 1.1 to 1 during this year to date. This represents a significant change from more downward...
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Research Type: Commentary
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