Discover our blogs

Aerospace | Cranfield University

Aerospace

Agrifood | Cranfield University

Agrifood

Alumni | Cranfield University

Alumni

Careers | Cranfield University

Careers

Careers | Cranfield University

Defence and Security

Design | Cranfield University

Design

Energy and Power | Cranfield University

Energy and Sustainability

Environment | Cranfield University

Environment

Forensics | Cranfield University

Forensics

Libraries | Cranfield University

Libraries

Libraries | Cranfield University

Manufacturing and Materials

Libraries | Cranfield University

School of Management

Libraries | Cranfield University

Transport Systems

Water | Cranfield University

Water

Homepage / Where can I find credit ratings for companies?

Where can I find credit ratings for companies?

16/06/2021

calculator and coins with ruler

A credit rating (or score) is a measure of a company or corporation’s ability to meet their financial commitments based on their previous dealings. It can also be viewed as a measure of a company’s credit worthiness when issuing bonds.  Scores will be calculated by reference to various items, for example cash flow, profits, equity and financial ratios.

Credit ratings are issued by three main agencies:

  • Standard & Poor’s
  • Fitch
  • Moody’s.

The rating system and calculations vary between each however generally they range from AAA+ [Good] to CCC [Poor].

On Bloomberg you can get to a company (equity) credit rating by entering the code CRPR which will give you the credit rating profile. An example is shown below.

credit-rating-screen-for-tesco

You will also find S&P Credit ratings on the Capital IQ platform. Simply select credit ratings from either the Most Used or Fixed Income menu that can be found at the right hand side of the company profile. Remember to create an account if you wish to use Capital IQ our blog post explains how to register for one.

 

Fame has a new credit rating system for UK and Irish companies, developed by the company CRIF Decision Solutions in collaboration with Jordan’s, which provides a number that predicts whether a company will become insolvent. To view the credit rating for a company, open the Company profile section of the left-hand report menu and select ‘Credit & CCJs’.

Any questions, contact MIRC.

Feature image from Pixabay. Available at: https://pixabay.com/photos/savings-budget-investment-money-2789112/

Tracey Nunn

Written By: Tracey Nunn

A Business Librarian since 2006, Tracey leads support for taught MSc courses in the School of Management Library.

Categories & Tags:

Leave a comment on this post:

Sign up for more information about studying master’s and research degrees at Cranfield

Sign up now
Go to Top