September Credit Update: Consensus Downgrades Outweigh Upgrades

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Credit Benchmark has published the latest monthly credit consensus data (from August 2019) based on contributions from 40+ financial institutions, covering 50,000 separate legal entities.

The monthly upgrades and downgrades overview is now based on data adjusted for changes in contributor mix.

Monthly consensus upgrades and downgrades:

• 321 obligors improved their credit standing by at least one notch.
• 345 obligors deteriorated.
• 57 moved more than one notch.
• The frequency of upgrades and downgrades has slightly decreased.

Last month showed improvements across 324 obligors and deterioration across 356, with 66 moving by more than one notch.

Industries:

• Upgrades dominate downgrades in four out of the ten reported industries and five out of ten have more downgrades.

• The industries showing an improvement in credit quality include:
  • Financials with 112 upgrades and 84 downgrades.
  • Oil & Gas with 21 upgrades and seven downgrades.
  • Health Care with seven upgrades and three downgrades.

• The industries showing deteriorations are:
  • Consumer Services with 18 upgrades and 47 downgrades.
  • Industrials with 21 upgrades and 42 downgrades.
  • Technology with three upgrades and 12 downgrades.

Note: Monthly upgrade / downgrade movement is based on 26,000 individual Consensus PDs.

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