October Credit Update: Consensus Downgrades Outweigh Upgrades

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Credit Benchmark has published the latest monthly credit consensus data (from September 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:

• 357 obligors improved their credit standing by at least one notch.
• 335 obligors deteriorated.
• 61 moved more than one notch.
• The frequency of upgrades has slightly increased.

Last month showed improvements across 321 obligors and deterioration across 345, with 57 moving by more than one notch.

Industries:

• Upgrades dominate downgrades in just one out of the ten reported industries and six out of ten have more downgrades.

• Utilities show an improvement in credit quality with 22 upgrades and 12 downgrades.

• The industries showing deteriorations include:
  • Basic Materials with seven upgrades and 24 downgrades.
  • Consumer Goods with nine upgrades and 32 downgrades.
  • Technology with six upgrades and 13 downgrades.

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

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