S&P Global is known globally as the creator of indexes that are widely used by investors as indicators of the direction of the financial markets and its major sectors. The company also is an issuer of credit ratings for companies and the bonds that they issue. S&P Global is perhaps best kno...
Originality/value – The internal credit ratings-based default probability can reflect the change of credit quality for listed companies according to market information. For listed companies, especially which possibly suffer from accounting manipulations, the ratings will help investors and supervisors gain...
The credit rating system evaluates companies’ creditworthiness, , indicating the likelihood they will repay their debts. Agencies like Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, and Fitch assign ratings ranging from high (AAA) to low (D), helping investors assess the risk of lending to or investing in a...
Fitch Ratings For companies seeking to raise debt financing, a report backing their credit health from a reputable credit agency can aid in their capital-raising efforts – i.e. to be able to raise enough capital, debt with lower interest rates, etc. However, all credit ratings from any age...
influence the terms and interest rates offered to borrowers. Alternatively, when companies plan to issue debt securities like bonds, they consult credit ratings to understand the credit risk assessment of potential investors as higher credit ratings can lead to lower borrowing costs for the issuing ...
The main goal of this paper is to study interconnections between credit ratings and financial indicators of industrial companies from BRICS countries. We use method of patterns, one of the modern methods of nonlinear modeling, to identify groups of heterogeneous objects with different influence on ...
Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research for global capital markets.
The assessment and evaluation for companies and governments are typically performed by a credit rating agency, such as Moody's Investor Services, Standard and Poor's (S&P) and Fitch Group. These ratings are used by investors, issuers of debt, investment banks, businesses and corporations. A typi...
Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research for global capital markets.
Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research with key focus in China. We are dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions.