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The group's debt rating was downgraded from A- to BBB+.
increase/upgrade/raise a debt rating »They announced that the company's debt rating had been raised to 'investment grade'.
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rating — An evaluation of credit quality of a company s debt issue by Thomson Financial BankWatch, Moody s, S&P, and Fitch Investors Service. investors and analysts use ratings to assess the riskiness of an investment. Ratings can also be an evaluation a… … Financial and business terms
Debt settlement — Debt settlement, also known as debt arbitration, debt negotiation or credit settlement, is an approach to debt reduction in which the debtor and creditor agree on a reduced balance that will be regarded as payment in full.[1] Debt settlement is… … Wikipedia
rating agencies — determine the issuer s ability to meet their debt obligations to the investors. Agencies include Moody s, Standard & Poor s ( S&P) and Fitch IBCA. London Stock Exchange Glossary … Financial and business terms
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Debt service coverage ratio — The debt service coverage ratio (DSCR), also known as debt coverage ratio, is the ratio of cash available for debt servicing to interest, principal and lease payments. It is a popular benchmark used in the measurement of an entity s (person or… … Wikipedia
Debt/EBITDA — A measure of a company s ability to pay off its incurred debt. This ratio gives the investor the approximate amount of time that would be needed to pay off all debt, ignoring the factors of interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.… … Investment dictionary
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Debt validation — This article is about debt validation under the Fair Debt Collection Act. For debt validation under the Fair Credit Billing Act, see Fair Credit Billing Act. Debt Validation, or debt verification , refers to a consumer s right to challenge a debt … Wikipedia
Rating-Agentur — Ratingagenturen sind private und gewinnorientierte Unternehmen, die gewerbsmäßig die Kreditwürdigkeit (Bonität) von Unternehmen aller Branchen, Staaten und deren untergeordneter Gebietskörperschaften durch eine Buchstabenkombination (Ratingcode) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Debt Ceiling — The maximum amount of monies the United States can borrow. The debt ceiling was created under the Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917, putting a ceiling on the amount of bonds the United States can issue. As of the end of July, 2011 the debt ceiling… … Investment dictionary
