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In the spirit of promoting transparency and clarity, Moody’s Ratings (“Moody’s”) Standing Committee on Rating Symbols and Definitions offers this updated reference guide which defines Moody’s various ratings symbols, rating scales and other ratings-related definitions.
In the spirit of promoting transparency and clarity, Moody’s Standing Committee on Rating Symbols and Definitions offers this updated reference guide which defines Moody’s various ratings symbols, rating scales and other ratings-related definitions.
1) Credit ratings and other credit signals. Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness (without respect to individual debt obligations or other specific securities).
Moody’s credit ratings represent a rank-ordering of creditworthi-ness, or expected loss. Expected loss is a function of the probability of default and the expected severity of loss given a default. Ratings are forward looking in that the rank ordering is designed to hold across multiple horizons.
Moody’s credit ratings are opinions of the credit quality of individual obligations or of an issuer’s general creditworthiness (without respect to individual debt obligations or other...
Moody's Investors Service provides investors with a comprehensive view of global debt markets through credit ratings and research. Learn how Moody's ratings and analysis speak to the relative credit risk of debt instruments and securities across industries and asset classes around the globe.
A Moody’s rating outlook is an opinion regarding the likely direction of a rating over the medium term. Where assigned, rating outlooks fall into the following four categories: Positive (POS), Negative (NEG), Stable (STA), and Developing (DEV — contingent upon an event).
