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Credit rating services, types of rating, advantages and disadvantages, credit raging agencies and their methodology.
Introduction
Credit rating: symbolic indicator of the current opinion of a rating agency.
Capability and willingness of an issuer of a debt program to serve the debt obligations as per terms of the contract. A rating is a specific to a debt instrument: an analysis of credit risk associated with it. Rating is not a general purpose, nor entity rating
It is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold Objective of rating s to provide guidance to investors in determining a credit risk. It is not going to consider market price personal risk references. It does not perform audits, it relays on information provided by the issuer, and the information collected by the analysts. Agency is not guarantee the completeness and accuracy on which the rating is based.
Corporate borrowers:
With good rating they can enter into the market with confidence to raise funds It can use as a marketing tool It facilitates foreign collaborations It encourages discipline against corporate borrowers
Government:
Good rating motivates public to invest It facilitates the formulation of public policy guidelines CR system play a vital role in investors protection without casting burden on Govt.
Methodology
Business Analysis:
Industry risk:
nature and basis of competition, key success factors, demand-supply position, structure of industry , cyclical seasonal factors, govt. policies
Legal position:
Terms of prospectus Trustee and their responsibilities System for timely payment
Financial analysis:
Accounting quality:
Over statement/under statement profit, auditors qualifications, method of income recognition, Inventory valuation Depreciation policies Off balance sheet liability.
Earning protection:
Source of future earnings growth Profitability ratios Earning in relation to fixed income charges
Financial flexibility
Alternative financial plan Ability to raise funds Asset re-development potential
Management evaluation:
Track record of management Planning for control system Depth of managerial talents Succession plans
Fundamental Analysis:
Capital adequacy
Assessment of true net worth of the company, Its adequacy in relation to the volume of business and the risk profile of the asset
Asset quality:
Quality of the companys credit-risk management System for monitoring credit Sector risk Exposure to individual borrowers Management of problem credit
Liquidity management Profitability and financial position Interest and tax sensitivity
Ratings
Securities are complex instruments Banks
Renewal above 50cr New loan above 10 cr
The ratings
Ratings can bn classified into four main categories
High investment grade Investment grade Speculative grade Poor grade
CRISL
Credit Rating Information Services of India Ltd
Was promoted in 1987 by ICICIC and UTI Bank loan ratings SME ratings NSIC ratings Real estate ratings Other ratings
Banker quality grade (http://www.crisil.com/ratings/bankloan-rating-scale.html) Financial strength rating Fund rating GVC ratings
Rating scales
Credit rating long term scale Credit rating short term scale Credit rating- fixed deposit scale Credit rating- corporate credit scale http://crisil.com/pdf/ratings/standardisationrating-symbols-definitions.pdf
ICRA
Investment information and credit rating agency of India limited
Sample grading
ICRA's MFI Grading Scale M1 Indicates that in ICRA's current opinion, the Graded MFI's ability to manage its microfinance activities in a sustainable manner is the highest. M2 Indicates that in ICRA's current opinion, the Graded MFI's ability to manage its microfinance activities in a sustainable manner is high. M3 Indicates that in ICRA's current opinion, the Graded MFI's ability to manage its microfinance activities in a sustainable manner is moderate. M4 Indicates that in ICRA's current opinion, the Graded MFI's ability to manage its microfinance activities in a sustainable manner is below average. M5 Indicates that in ICRA's current opinion, the Graded MFI's ability to manage its microfinance activities in a sustainable manner is weak. Note: For the Grading categories M2, M3 and M4, the sign of + (plus) may be appended to the Grading symbols to indicate their relative position within the Grading categories concerned. Thus, the Gradings of M2+, M3+ and M4+ are one notch higher than M2, M3, and M4, respectively.
CARE
Credit analysis and research institute promoted by IDBI, UTI AND CANARA BANK http://www.careratings.com/Content/CreditR atings/RatingSymbolAndDefinition.aspx