In a theoretical exploration of recovery rates in a structural On average, there is a negative correlation between the initial rating on an entity and its time to default, if a default occurs. On April 28, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Delaware-based physician staffing and ambulatory services company Envision Healthcare Corp. to 'SD' from 'CC' after the settlement of its debt exchange offer on the notes due in 2026 and offering on 53-55 cents on the dollar for the new secured term debt. Transition studies have repeatedly confirmed that higher ratings tend to be more stable and that speculative-grade ratings ('BB+' or lower) generally experience more volatility over a given time frame. On March 3, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Texas-based oilfield services provider Pioneer Energy Services Corp. to 'D' from 'CCC-'. From Jan. 1, 1981-Dec. 31, 2020, a total of 21,693 first-time-rated organizations were added to form new static pools, while we excluded 3,098 defaulting companies and 11,448 companies that are no longer assigned ratings (NR). For example, the share of speculative-grade ratings increased in the U.S. beginning in 2002. Revenue for MIS in the first quarter of 2022 was $827 million, down 20% from . When comparing default rates across sectors, we note some key differences between the industries. Similarly, if it defaulted in the middle of 1991, it would be included in the column representing transitions to 'D' in the 1991 one-year transition matrix. The new notes are in a payment favorable position. Despite increased defaults overall, there were no defaults that began 2020 with an investment-grade rating (see table 4). Moody's Default and Ratings Analytics team publishes Moody's default studies, ratings transitions and ratings performance studies for corporates, financial institutions, sovereign and sub-sovereign, public finance and infrastructure sectors. Following a year marked by one of the deepest recessions in the past 100 years, 2021 proved to be a year of better-than-expected economic recovery, despite the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. The only exceptions to the correspondence between lower ratings and higher default rates occur when the number of defaults is low or when the underlying number of issuers is very small--such as at the rating modifier level among the higher rating categories (see table 26). The procedure for calculating the Gini coefficients is illustrated in chart 31: Area B is bounded by the random curve and the Lorenz curve, while area A is bounded by the Lorenz curve and the ideal curve. The nonfinancial sector tends to have a much higher share of companies rated speculative grade, with 60.6% globally as of the beginning of 2020, compared with just 24.7% of financial services companies. On Oct. 30, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Netherlands-based general merchandise retailer Hema B.V. to 'SD' from 'CC' after the issuer completed a distressed debt restructuring transaction on Oct. 19, 2020. The issuer's operation was suffering from weak crude oil prices and depressed demand. The outlook is negative, reflecting the company's unsustainable leverage and the risk that liquidity could deteriorate without an improvement in sector conditions. 17 Jan 2023 | Moody's Investors Service. On Dec. 7, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Louisiana-based oil field services company Superior Energy Services Inc. to 'D' from 'CC'. On May 14, we lowered the ratings on the issuer to 'D' after it filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. That is, when default pressure is high, economic conditions are such that the likelihood of companies from across the rating spectrum suffering a more rapid deterioration of credit quality is higher. If any defaulting entity reemerges from bankruptcy--or otherwise restructures its defaulted debt instruments, thereby reestablishing regular, timely payment of all its debts--we reenter this issuer into the database as a new entity. 2021 US Loan Default Rate In Line with 2020; HY Trending Lower Sources: S&P Global Ratings Research and S&P Global Market Intelligence's CreditPro. On July 7, 2020, we lowered the issuer credit rating on Forum to 'CC' from 'CCC-' following the issuer's announcement to exchange its remaining $328 million of 6.25% senior unsecured notes due October 2021. On Feb. 21, 2020, S&P Global Ratings raised the issuer ratings to 'CCC-' from 'SD', after the issuer reached a settlement on the US$350 million notes via a partial exchange, and the new shareholder Beijing Energy Group Co. Ltd. can provide credit enhancements. Post the transaction, the company will have new senior secured three-and-half-year US$171.4 million notes due in 2024 and five-year US$251 million notes due in 2025. This page provides a central resource for Moody's research on default risks, impairment and loss rates, . Later, on Oct. 15, 2020, we withdrew the ratings at the issuer's request. On July 28, 2020, we lowered the issuer credit rating to 'CC' from 'CCC- 'following the company's announcement that it commenced an offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding amounts of 5.75% notes due February 2021 for a combination of new 5.75% notes due February 2024 and an early tender/consent fee. In contrast, the average time to default among entities initially rated speculative grade was 6.2 years, with an associated standard deviation of 6.3 years. Because errors, if any, are corrected by every new update and because the criteria for inclusion or exclusion of companies in the default study are subject to minor revisions as time goes by, it is not possible to compare static pools across different studies. The 2021 corporate default tally of 72 is the lowest since 2014--down nearly 70% from the previous year's total . On June 26, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Irving, Texas-based CEC Entertainment Inc. to 'D' from 'CC' as the company filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The only ratings considered in these calculations are those on entities at the beginning of each static pool and those at the end. On Dec. 9, 2020, S&P Global Ratings withdrew its 'D' issuer credit rating at the issuer's request. On June 18, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Lewisville, Texas-based ASP MCS Acquisition Corp. (MCS) to 'D' from 'CCC' after the company missed its June 15 interest payment on its secured term loan due 2024. Once again, the default rate in the 'AAA' rating category was zero, consistent with historical trends. With an increase in the number of defaults in 2020, the total amount of affected debt also rose, to $353.4 billion from $183.2 billion in 2019 (see chart 6). As 2020 wore on, default rates fell across most regions, with fourth-quarter figures generally less than half the rates in the second quarter. Note: Numbers in parentheses are standard deviations. On May 19, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered the issuer credit rating on Argentine airport operator Aeropuertos Argentina S.A. 2000 to 'SD' from 'CC'. On Nov. 3, 2020, S&P Global Ratings raised the issuer credit rating to 'CCC' from 'D' on the completed exchange offer. We deem 'D', 'SD', and 'R' issuer ratings to be defaults for the purposes of this study. The company effectively converted its existing 270 million first-lien term loans from paying cash interest to paying interest as part-cash, part-payment-in-kind over the next three years and 20 million second-lien term loans from paying cash interest to all payment-in-kind until maturity, with unanimous lender approval. On Nov. 27, 2020, S&P Global Ratings raised the issuer credit rating to 'CCC' from 'SD' following the company's debt issuance. CPK's performance was weak prior to the disruption stemming from the coronavirus pandemic; however, we believe the pandemic contributed additional operating pressure and potentially accelerated the need to restructure its debt. On July 23, 2020, S&P Global Ratings raised the rating on the issuer to 'CCC-' from 'SD', as the new priming loan is at a senior collateral position relative to the existing debt. ACLI C-1 Bond Factor WG - 03-26-2021 3 Scope: Moody's Analytics to provide default probability term structures for each Moody's corporate rating and resulting C1 Bond Factors, with articulated limitations providing transparency using data and methodologies accessible and repeatable to the NAIC and industry on an ongoing basis. It had other coupon payments of US$8 million each in August and October. On Dec. 18, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Texas-based financial products and services provider Populus Financial Group Inc. to 'SD' from 'CC'. With these liquidity supports from central banks in place, market volatility eased after the spring. Earlier, on April 16, 2020, we lowered our long-term issuer credit rating on Diamond Offshore Drilling to 'CC' from 'CCC+' after the issuer missed an interest payment due on April 15 on the senior notes due 2039, and hired advisers to evaluate alternatives for its capital restructuring. On May 21, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered the issuer credit rating on Colorado-based oil and gas exploration and production company Centennial Resource Development Inc. to 'SD' from 'CC' after the issuer announced the exchange of a portion of its 2026 and 2027 senior secured notes for new second-lien secured notes due 2025 at 50% of par value. On Sept. 17, 2020, S&P Global Ratings withdrew its ratings at the issuer's request. As in most years, the U.S. accounted for the majority of defaults in 2020, by both count and the amount of affected debt. The new approval includes transfer of ownership to Alloy Topco Ltd. On Oct. 26, 2020, S&P Global Ratings withdrew its ratings on the issuer. The issuer was going through debt restructuring for a wider capital improvement, but was adversely affected by falling oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic. On Sept. 21, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered the long-term issuer credit rating on Norway-based oilfield services provider PGS ASA to 'SD' from 'CCC' after it missed a principal repayment. For instance, the 1981 static pool consists of all companies rated as of 12:00:01 a.m. on Jan. 1, 1981. On Sept. 24, 2020, we raised the issuer credit rating to 'CCC' from 'SD'. Earlier, on April 22, 2020, we lowered our issuer credit rating on Takko to 'CCC+' from 'B-', reflecting our view that the group's ability to service its financial commitments could be further strained. The 50.3% at the end of 2020 does represent an all-time high, albeit by a margin of only 0.1%. On Nov. 6, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Florida-based health care service provider CDRH Parent Inc. to 'SD' from 'CCC+' because of the distressed nature of its credit agreement amendment, where the issuer amended its credit agreement to provide covenant relief and improve liquidity. (For details on the Gini methodology, refer to Appendix II.). S&P and any third-party providers, as well as their directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents (collectively S&P Parties) do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or availability of the Content. On July 30, 2020, Delaware-based media solutions provider Mood Media Corp. defaulted, as the issuer filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. On Nov. 3, 2020, S&P Global Ratings raised the issuer credit rating to 'CCC+' from 'SD' after the company completed the distressed exchange. A major difference between financial and nonfinancial companies is the incidence of default. On May 7, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on New Jersey-based vehicle renting and leasing service provider Hertz Global Holdings Inc. to 'SD' from 'CCC-' after the issuer missed lease payments on some of its asset-backed securities. *This total does not match table 1 because it excludes confidentially rated defaults. These default rates are the same that appear in table 24 and are average cumulative default rates conditional on survival. On Dec. 22, 2020, S&P Global Ratings raised its issuer credit rating to 'CCC+' from 'SD'. The issuer announced that it completed an amend-and-extend transaction for all of its US$100 million senior term loans due in February 2022 and most of its US$300 million junior term loans. This caused high liquidity constraints for Hertz. On Nov. 18, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered the issuer credit ratings to 'D' from 'CCC-' after the issuer missed interest payments due on Oct. 15, 2020, and announced that it had entered into a restructuring support agreement, which it intended to file for bankruptcy. The exchange occurred at a weighted average ratio of approximately US$557 per US$1,000 of principal exchanged plus a total of 1.76 million warrants with a strike price of US$5.60. On Oct. 28, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Sweden-based passenger flight transportation services company SAS AB to 'SD' from 'CC' after the issuer completed a distressed debt restructuring of its SEK2,250 million senior unsecured bond due 2022 into about 547 million common shares, at SEK1.16 per share. On Feb. 13, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on California-based newspaper publisher The McClatchy Co. to 'D' from 'CC' after the issuer filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11.
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