Maximizing potentials with rating scale.

Rating Scale
  • The rating outlook can be ‘Positive’, ‘Stable’ or ‘Negative’.
  • A ‘Positive’ outlook indicates an expected upgrade in the ratings in the medium term on account of expected positive impact on the risk profile of the entity in the medium term.
  • A ‘Negative’ outlook would indicate an expected downgrade in the ratings in the medium term on account of expected negative impact on the risk profile of the entity in the medium-term.
  • A ‘Stable’ outlook would indicate expected stability (or retention) of the ratings in the medium term on account of stable risk profile of the entity in the medium term.
  • RATING may also place an outstanding rating on Rating Watch based on specific events
High Grade
AAA
Negligible
AA+
Negligible
AA
Negligible
AA-
Negligible
A+
Very Low
A
Very Low
A-
Very Low
Highest creditworthiness, thus minimal credit risk.
Very High creditworthiness, thus very low credit risk
High creditworthiness, thus low credit risk
Investment Grade
BBB+
Low
BBB
Low
BBB-
Low
Adequate creditworthiness, thus average credit risk
Near Prime
BB+
Low to Moderate
BB
Low to Moderate
BB-
Low to Moderate
Low creditworthiness, thus high credit risk
Sub Prime
B+
High
B
High
B-
High
Very Low creditworthiness, thus very high credit risk
Credit Watch
CCC+
Very High
CCC
Very High
CCC-
Very High
Extremely Low creditworthiness, thus significantly high credit risk
Distressed
CC
Extremely High
C
Extremely High
D
Extremely High
Highly speculative credit profiles, and the default is imminent
Explicitly defaulted