Credit Rating Agencies- company that assigns credit ratings, which rate a debtor's ability to pay back debt by making timely principal and interest payments and the likelihood of default.
3. CREDIT RATING
A credit rating is an evaluation of the
credit risk of a prospective debtor,
predicting their ability to pay back the
debt, and an implicit forecast of the
likelihood of the debtor defaulting.
4. CREDIT RATING
AGENCIES
• A company which rates the debtors
on their ability to pay back the debt
in a timely manner.
7. To
Company
To
Investors
• Improve corporate image
• Good for non popular
companies
• Act as a marketing tool
• Easy to raise resource
• Helps in growth and
expansion
• Helps in investment decision
• Easy understanding of
investment proposal
• Dependable credibility of
issuer
BENEFITS
9. MOODY’S
Moody's Corporation is an American
financial services company that acts
as the holding company for Moody's
Investors Service and Moody's
Analytics.
It was founded by John Moody in 1909.
10. MOODY'S CREDIT RATING AGENCY SCALE
LONG TERM SHORT TERM
AAA
P1
INVESTMENT
GRADE
AA1
AA2
A1
P2
A2
A3
BAA1
BAA2
P3
BAA3
BA1
NON INVESTMENT
GRADE
BA2
BA3
B1
NP
B2
B3
CAA1
CAA2
CAA3
CA
C
11. Standard & Poor's
S&P Global Inc. is an American publicly
traded corporation headquartered in
Manhattan, New York City. Its primary
areas of business are financial
information and analytics.
It was founded by James H. McGraw.
12. S&P'S CREDIT RATING AGENCY SCALE
LONG & SHORT TERM
AAA
INVESTMENT GRADE
AA
A
BBB
BB
SPECULATIVE GRADE
B
CCC
CC
NON INVESTMENT
GRADE
C
D
13. FITCH RATINGS
Fitch Group is a global leader in
financial information services
that rates the viability of investments
relative to the likelihood of default with
operations in more than 30 countries.
It was founded by John Knowles Fitch.
14. FITCH'S CREDIT RATING SCALE
LONG & SHORT TERM
AAA
INVESTMENT GRADE
AA
A
BBB
BB
NON INVESTMENT GRADE
B
CCC
CC
C
RD
D
16. CRISIL
Credit Rating Information Services of
India Limited.
CRISIL is an Indian analytical company
providing ratings, research, and risk
and policy advisory services and is a
subsidiary of American company S&P
Global.
It was founded in 1987.
17. CRISIL CREDIT RATING SCALE IN INDIA
SAFETY LEVEL LONG TERM SHORT TERM
HIGHEST SAFETY AAA A1
INVESTMENT
GRADE
HIGH SAFETY AA
A2
ADEQUATE SAFETY A
MODERATE SAFETY BBB
A3
INADEQUATE SAFETY BB
NON-
INVESTMENT
GRADE
HIGH RISK BBB
A4
SUBSTANCIAL RISK C
DEFAULT D / SD D / SD
18. ICRA
Investment Information and Credit
Rating Agency.
ICRA Limited is an Indian independent
and professional investment
information and credit rating agency.
It was established in 1991.
19. ICRA LONG TERM DEBT INSTRUMENTS
RATING SYMBOL
SYMBOL SAFETY LEVEL
L AAA HIGHEST SAFETY
L AA HIGH SAFETY
L A ADEQUATE SAFETY
L BBB MODERATE SAFETY
L BB INADEQUATE SAFETY
L B HIGH RISK
L C SUBSTANCIAL RISK
L D DEFAULT
ICRA MEDIUM TERM INSTRUMENTS
(including FD & COD)
SYMBOL SAFETY LEVEL
M AAA HIGHEST SAFETY
M AA HIGH SAFETY
M A ADEQUATE SAFETY
M B INADEQUATE SAFETY
M C HIGH RISK
M D DEFAULT
ICRA SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS
RATING SYMBOLS
(including COMMERCIAL PAPERS)
SYMBOL SAFETY LEVEL
A1 HIGHEST SAFETY
A2 HIGH SAFETY
A3 ADEQUATE SAFETY
A4
INADEQUATE
SAFETY
A5 DEFAULT
20. CARE
Credit Analysis and Research Limited.
Care Ratings has emerged as the
leading agency for covering many
rating segments including
manufacturing, infrastructure, financial
sector including banks, non-financial
services, among others.
It was established in 1993.
21. CARE LONG TERM & MEDIUM TERM
INSTRUMENT RATINGS SYMBOLS
SYMBOL SAFETY LEVEL
CARE AAA HIGHEST SAFETY
CARE AA HIGH SAFETY
CARE A ADEQUATE SAFETY
CARE BBB MODERATE SAFETY
CARE BB INADEQUATE SAFETY
CARE B HIGH RISK
CARE C SUBSTANCIAL RISK
CARE D DEFAULT
CARE SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS
RATING SYMBOLS
SYMBOL SAFETY LEVEL
PR1 HIGHEST SAFETY
PR2 HIGH SAFETY
PR3 ADEQUATE SAFETY
PR4 INADEQUATE SAFETY
PR5 DEFAULT
22. India Rating and Research Pvt. Ltd
India Ratings and Research Pvt Ltd is a
securities rating agency. The Company
maintains coverage of corporate
issuers, financial institutions, which
includes banks and insurance
companies.
Subsidiary of the Fitch Group.
It was established in 2007.
23. Long Term
Debt
Instruments
Short Term Structured
Finance Instruments Long Term Credit
Enhanced
Instruments
Short Term
Credit
Enhanced
Instruments
IND AAA IND A1 (SO) IND AAA (CE) IND A1 (CE)
IND AA
IND A2 (SO)
IND AA (CE)
IND A2 (CE)
IND A IND A (CE)
IND BBB
IND A3 (SO)
IND BBB (CE)
IND A3 (CE)
IND BB IND BB (CE)
IND B
IND A4 (SO)
IND B (CE)
IND A4 (CE)
IND C IND C (CE)
IND D IND D (SO) IND D (CE) IND D (CE)
24. Acuite Ratings & Research Limited
Acuite Ratings & Research Limited is a
full service credit rating agency
accredited by RBI as an ECAI and
registered with the Securities and SEBI.
It was established in 2005.
25. LONG TERM INSTRUMENTS SHORT TERM INSTRUMENTS
ACUITE AAA ACUITE A1
ACUITE AA
ACUITE A2
ACUITE A
ACUITE BBB
ACUITE A3
ACUITE BB
ACUITE B
ACUITE A4
ACUITE C
ACUITE D ACUITE D
26. Brickwork Rating
Brickwork Ratings (BWR) is a Bengaluru
based Credit Assessment Agency
registered with the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
It was established in 2007.
27. LONG TERM
DEBT
INSTRUMENTS
SHORT TERM
DEBT
INSTRUMENTS
BWR AAA BWR A
BWR AA
BWR A2
BWR A
BWR BBB
BWR A3
BWR BB
BWR B
BWR A4
BWR C
BWR D BWR D
SYMBOL SECURITY
PPMLD
Principal Protected
Market Linked
Debentures
SO
Structured Finance
Instruments
CE
Credit
Enhancement
instruments
mfs
Debt mutual fund
scheme
28. Infomerics Valuation and Rating PVT Ltd
Infomerics Valuation & Rating Pvt Ltd
strives to offer an unbiased and
detailed analysis and evaluation of
credit worthiness to NBFCs, banks,
corporates and small and medium
scale units.
It was established in 1986.
29. SYMBOL SECURITY
PPMLD Principal Protected Market
Linked Debentures [PPMLD]
SO Structured Finance Instruments
CE
Credit Enhancement
instruments
mfs Debt mutual fund scheme
RR Recovery Rating Scale
Is Issuer Rating Scale
F Fixed Deposits
AIF Alternative Investment Fund
LONG TERM DEBT
INSTRUMENTS
SHORT TERM
DEBT
INSTRUMENTS
IVR AAA IVR A
IVR AA
IVR A2
IVR A
IVR BBB
IVR A3
IVR BB
IVR B
IVR A4
IVR C
IVR D IVR D