Credit Spotlight on US & UK Media: High Yield & Investment Grade Indices
High-yield rated US and UK media companies are deteriorating rapidly, creating a growing chasm between these and investment grade firms.
October 23, 2024
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High-yield rated US and UK media companies are deteriorating rapidly, creating a growing chasm between these and investment grade firms.
Credit Benchmark’s 2025 US Default Risk Outlook covers 12 US Industries. The report predicts US default risks to remain stable over the next 12 months as rate cuts cushion the impact of a slowing economy, but some industries face challenges.
German Corporates are facing accelerated credit deterioration amid economic struggles, with Consumer Goods, Healthcare, and Basic Materials hit the hardest.
Credit Benchmark’s new 2024/25 Default Risk Outlook for UK Industries predicts UK default risks to plateau in next 12 months; Basic Materials, Telecoms and Technology predicted to show >10% increase in default risk by Q2 2025.
A credit rating transition matrix shows, for a group of companies, the proportion that migrate from one credit rating category to another over a set time period. For example it could show the proportion of firms with rating AA that migrate to AAA, A, BBB, BB, B and C, plus those that remain in the AA rating category, in the course of a single year. For some use cases, it also includes a Default column to show the proportion of firms that default.
Growing commodity exports may see African sovereign default risk improve by 10%+ in next year, according to Credit Benchmark’s credit risk forecast.
Credit Benchmark’s new 2024/25 Default Risk Outlook for EU Industries predicts default risk will peak late-2024 for most EU industries, but Tech, Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Utilities could rise significantly
UK water firms are under scrutiny after the recent default of Thames Water owner Kemble; Credit Benchmark’s consensus risk data has been flagging problems in the water sector for some time. Default risk forecasts estimate that sector risk is set to rise by at least 10% in the next year, with potential to rise by as much as 20%.
Credit Benchmark’s consensus dataset reflects historical economic upheaval through clear global credit cycles. Sector-level “leaders and laggards” within a cycle can be used in portfolio management to model transition matrix changes and provide valuable insights into the future credit profiles of sector exposures.
A new SRT case study explores how projected default rates, derived from credit consensus data, can be used to manage portfolio risk and optimise trade structures.
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