Revenue and Issuance Analysis
Rating Performance Drives Investor Confidence
Ten-Year Default Rates by Rating for 2009-
2018 Cohort: Non-Financial Corporates¹
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Ten-Year Cumulative 1993-2018 CLO
Impairments²
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90%
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Baa2
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88%
87%
7%
6%
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63%
5%
44%
4%
32%
3%
2%
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19%
2%
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0%
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B2
B3
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Source: Moody's Investors Service. The data in the chart above shows the ten-year cumulative default rates by rating from January 2009, through January 2018 of fundamental Moody's
rated universe globally. Rating category is based on senior unsecured rating (or equivalent) of the issuer.
Source: Moody's Investors Service: Global multi-year cumulative WR-adjusted impairment rates by original rating, 1993-2018.
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