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A
B
C
D
E
1
Inputs for synthetic rating estimation
2
3
Type of firm
large manufacturing firm smaller or riskier firm financial service firm
4
Enter current Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) =
dollar
5
Enter current interest expenses =
dollar
6
Enter current long term government bond rate =
%
7
8
Output
9
10
Interest coverage ratio =
11
Estimated Bond Rating =
12
Estimated Default Spread =
%
13
Estimated Cost of Debt =
%
14
15
16
For large manufacturing firms
17
If interest coverage ratio is
18
>
<=
Rating is
Spread is (%)
19
-100000
0.199999
D
10
20
0.2
0.649999
C
7.5
21
0.65
0.799999
CC
6
22
0.8
1.249999
CCC
5
23
1.25
1.499999
B-
4.25
24
1.5
1.749999
B
3.25
25
1.75
1.999999
B+
2.5
26
2
2.499999
BB
2
27
2.5
2.999999
BBB
1.5
28
3
4.249999
A-
1.25
29
4.25
5.499999
A
1
30
5.5
6.499999
A+
0.8
31
6.5
8.499999
AA
0.5
32
8.50
100000
AAA
0.2
33
34
For smaller and riskier firms (If interest coverage ratio is)
35
>
<=
Rating is
Spread is (%)
36
-100000
0.499999
D
10
37
0.5
0.799999
C
7.5
38
0.8
1.249999
CC
6
39
1.25
1.499999
CCC
5
40
1.5
1.999999
B-
4.25
41
2
2.499999
B
3.25
42
2.5
2.999999
B+
2.5
43
3
3.499999
BB
2
44
3.5
4.499999
BBB
1.5
45
4.5
5.999999
A-
1.25
46
6
7.499999
A
1
47
7.5
9.499999
A+
0.8
48
9.5
12.499999
AA
0.5
49
12.5
100000
AAA
0.2
50
51
For financial service firms (If long term interest coverage ratio is)
52
>
<=
Rating is
Spread is (%)
53
-100000
0,499999
D
10
54
0.5
0,799999
C
7.5
55
0.8
1,249999
CC
6
56
1.25
1,499999
CCC
5
57
1.5
1,999999
B-
4.25
58
2
2,499999
B
3.25
59
2.5
2,999999
B+
2.5
60
3
3,499999
BB
2
61
3.5
4,499999
BBB
1.5
62
4.5
5,999999
A-
1.25
63
6
7,499999
A
1
64
7.5
9,499999
A+
0.8
65
9.5
12,499999
AA
0.5
66
12.5
100000
AAA
0.2