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What is a long-term credit rating primarily a prediction of?
What is a long-term credit rating primarily a prediction of?
- The short-term credit risk of the issuer
- The issuer's profitability over time
- The likelihood of default and the severity of the loss (correct)
- The current market value of the issuer
What is a limitation of using credit ratings as a forecaster of default?
What is a limitation of using credit ratings as a forecaster of default?
- Credit ratings provide real-time default estimates
- Default probabilities are updated infrequently
- Credit ratings are more comprehensive than default probabilities
- Credit ratings are discrete with a limited number of rating grades (correct)
What distinguishes Credit Models from Credit Analysis?
What distinguishes Credit Models from Credit Analysis?
- Credit Models involve only qualitative factors
- Credit Models provide specific quantitative outputs like Probability of Default (correct)
- Credit Analysis does not consider default probabilities
- Credit Analysis is updated more frequently than Credit Models
Why can default probabilities be estimated in real-time unlike credit ratings?
Why can default probabilities be estimated in real-time unlike credit ratings?
What is the primary focus of Credit Analysis in institutions?
What is the primary focus of Credit Analysis in institutions?
What is a common qualitative analysis aspect in credit analysis?
What is a common qualitative analysis aspect in credit analysis?
Which financial ratio is used to analyze a company's liquidity?
Which financial ratio is used to analyze a company's liquidity?
In credit analysis, what is the pro forma and projections focused on?
In credit analysis, what is the pro forma and projections focused on?
Which financial ratio helps in evaluating a company's leverage?
Which financial ratio helps in evaluating a company's leverage?
What is a critical component of the PIMCO approach to credit analysis?
What is a critical component of the PIMCO approach to credit analysis?
How do private firms differ from other institutions in terms of credit ratings?
How do private firms differ from other institutions in terms of credit ratings?
In credit analysis, what does the EBITDA/Interest Expense ratio assess?
In credit analysis, what does the EBITDA/Interest Expense ratio assess?
What does the Debt-to-Equity Ratio measure in credit analysis?
What does the Debt-to-Equity Ratio measure in credit analysis?
In credit analysis, what is the focus of the Issuer Analysis block in the 4 Blocks approach?
In credit analysis, what is the focus of the Issuer Analysis block in the 4 Blocks approach?
What is a key aspect examined in Cost Structure Analysis within financial analysis?
What is a key aspect examined in Cost Structure Analysis within financial analysis?
