/ratings/en/research/articles/210407-default-transition-and-recovery-2020-annual-global-corporate-default-and-rating-transition-study-11900573 Corporate downgrades also increased, to near an all-time high. We viewed the repurchases as distressed and tantamount to a default given lenders participating in the repurchase received substantially less than the original promise of the term loan. In periods of high defaults, there tends to be greater variation in the distribution of ratings prior to default, which reduces the Gini. On May 4, 2020, we raised the credit ratings to 'CCC' from 'SD' after the reduction of debt by approximately US$329 million. On Jan. 22, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Spanish olive oil bottler Deoleo S.A. to 'SD' from 'CC' after a majority of shareholders agreed for restructuring of its syndicated debt. On Sept, 24, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Switzerland-based automobiles and components manufacturing company Garrett Motion Inc. to 'D' from 'B' after the issuer filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. 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. Moody's expects the overall default rate for commodity companies to fall sharply this year, to 3.4% from 12.6% in 2016. In addition to relief against very tight financial covenants, second-lien term loan lenders agreed to exchange annual cash interest payments of LIBOR plus 1,000 basis points (L+1000 bps) (1% LIBOR floor) for cash interest payments of L+100 bps (1% LIBOR floor) plus 1,000 bps PIK along with warrants to potentially acquire equity in the company. In this new report, Moody's forecasts that the rate will peak at 7.3% in March 2021, and then decline to 4.7% by December. This reflects our forward-looking opinion post the reduction in outstanding gross debt by approximately $127 million. The company eliminated its prepetition debt during the bankruptcy process. The company entered a "stalking horse" asset purchase agreement with private equity firm KPS Capital Partners L.P. As part of the agreement, KPS will purchase a substantial part of Garrett's assets and liabilities for US$2.1 billion in cash. On June 5, 2020, we withdrew our ratings on the issuer. If, however, S&P Global Ratings withdrew the rating prior to Jan. 1 of the year of default, we do not include the issuer in the default rate calculation in that year. The study Default, Transition, and Recovery: 2019 Annual Global Corporate Default And Rating Transition Study April 29, 2020 Key Takeaways - The global speculative-grade corporate default rate rose to 2.5% in 2019 from 2.1% at the end of 2018, while the number of corporate defaults globally rose to 118, the first triple-digit total since 2016. With these liquidity supports from central banks in place, market volatility eased after the spring. On Nov. 17, 2020, S&P Global Ratings raised the issuer credit rating to 'CCC' from 'SD', reflecting our assessment of the company's credit risk following the debt repurchases. PDF Moody's Analytics Default & Recovery Database (DRD): Frequently Asked Earlier, on Jan. 17, 2020, we withdrew our ratings on the issuer due to insufficient information. On March 27, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on China-based business parks developer and operator Yida China Holdings Ltd. to 'SD' from 'CC' after the issuer completed a distressed exchange. Four other sectors' speculative-grade proportions are greater than 70%, and telecommunications reached nearly 68% at the end of 2020. On Aug. 6, 2020, S&P Global Ratings withdrew the ratings on the issuer. On Oct. 9, 2020, S&P Global Ratings raised the issuer credit rating to 'CCC-' from 'SD'. to 'SD' from 'B-' after the issuer missed the Oct. 31 coupon payment on its senior secured notes due 2023. On Dec. 16, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered the issuer credit rating to 'CC' from 'CCC-' with a negative outlook due to the distressed debt-for-equity proposal. 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. In addition, at the same share price, SAS offset SEK1,500 million of subordinated perpetual capital securities with about 1,164 million of common shares. The notable exception was Europe, which continued to see historically elevated defaults through the third and fourth quarters. On Feb. 7, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Commercial Barge Line Co. to 'D' from 'CC' after its subsidiary, American Commercial Lines Inc., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the Southern District of Texas. On Nov. 9, 2020, we withdrew the issuer credit ratings on the company at its request. S&P Global Ratings does not require all issuers with rated debt to have an issuer credit rating. Loan loss charges also retreated to well below management's earlier guidance to 117 million (Q3 2020: 273 million) or 10 basis 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. To avoid overcounting, we exclude subsidiaries with debt that is fully guaranteed by a parent or with default risk that is considered identical to that of a parent. On July 2, 2020, S&P Global Ratings withdrew its ratings on the issuer. On June 8, 2020, we lowered our issuer credit rating to 'D' from 'SD' after the issuer's announcement of a reorganization petition filed under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. 8-K: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC - MarketWatch Some countries can be included in multiple regions, and S&P Global Ratings does not have corporate ratings within every country. As in most years, the U.S. accounted for the majority of defaults in 2020, by both count and the amount of affected debt. Of the 10 that were initially investment grade, the average time to default--the time between first rating and date of default--was 21.8 years, with an associated standard deviation of 14.1 years. Default and recovery rates for sustainable project finance bank loans, 1983-2020: 16 Feb 2023 . In this case, however, the 'AA+' figure was derived from a much smaller sample than that for the 'AA' rating. This is due to the company's interest in preserving the liquidity and financial flexibility to continue operations. Over the long term, defaults in nonfinancial sectors have tended to be more cyclical than defaults in the financial sectors. On April 6, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on New Zealand-based nonbank financier FE Investments Ltd. to 'D' from 'CCC'. In its base case, Moody's analyzed the underlying collateral pool as having a performing par of USD267.4 million, This preview shows page 40 - 41 out of 49 pages. Average cumulative default rate calculation. Research & Ratings: Default & Ratings Analytics - Moody's 16 FEB 2023. We believe the company is unlikely to make this interest payment within the 30-day grace period as it has pursued a comprehensive capital restructuring or bankruptcy filing. Seven others also had default rates in 2020 that exceeded their long-term averages--leisure time/media, transportation, telecommunications, health care/chemicals, real estate, utilities, and high technology/computers/office equipment. At the end of September, the trailing 12-month default rate for U.S. corporate issuers of speculative-grade bonds and loans was 8.5%, according to Moody's Investors Service. Moody's Seasoned Baa Corporate Bond Yield-Moody's Seasoned Aaa Corporate Bond Yield. The company will continue its operation with operating cash flow liquidity and another US$50 million from debtors. 8-K: ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD - MarketWatch Therefore, if an issuer has rated debt but not an issuer credit rating, we assign a proxy rating so that the CreditPro corporate dataset accurately represents the complete universe of ratings. 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. Higher ratings show a negative correspondence with the observed frequency of default. However, even when we limit the pool of new issuers to those that have never been rated before, speculative-grade issuers still account for 75% of the total. The amount of the senior secured notes is half of the original 600 million, and the senior unsecured noteholders had not received any of the 150 million they invested. Earlier, on March 3, 2020, we lowered our long-term issuer credit rating to 'CCC-' from 'BB' after the issuer announced the financial statement discrepancies and asked its lenders to support an informal standstill request. On Jan. 13, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on paper manufacturer Lecta S.A. to 'SD' from 'CC' after failing to pay the interest of 3.8 million due November 2019 on its 225 million senior secured floating notes due 2020. Sources: S&P Global Ratings Research and S&P Global Market Intelligence's CreditPro. In years with lower-than-average default rates, often more than 90% of defaulters were initially rated speculative grade, as reflected in the rating path observed for defaulters in the trailing 12 quarters (see chart 10). On Dec. 8, 2020, S&P Global Ratings raised the issuer credit rating to 'CCC+' following debt repurchases. The group entered into a forbearance agreement with its bondholders, such that they will not take any enforcement action with respect to the nonpayment of interest payments on the 2026 notes that were due on Oct. 30, 2020, or on the 2024 notes that were due on Nov. 16, 2020. The sudden and acute recession in 2020 led to the sharpest credit deterioration ever in speculative-grade ratings. In table 13, the times to default are from the date that each entity received each unique rating in its path to default. On Oct. 7, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Massachusetts-based foodservice equipment and supplies distributes TMK Hawk Parent Corp. to 'SD' from 'CCC' after the issuer completed a recapitalization transaction and issued a new US$120 million super-priority first out term loan, which was provided by a majority of its first-lien lenders. The issuer announced a restructuring agreement as well as filed petitions under Chapter 11. On Oct. 8, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Oklahoma-based oil and gas exploration and production company Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC to 'SD' from 'CC' after the issuer announced the expiration of its offer to exchange its 2022 senior notes for a combination of a new second-lien term loan due 2025 and new senior notes due 2027. This is not surprising at the three- and 10-year horizons, considering the relative stress of the financial crisis has now passed beyond the 10-year time frame. In line with expectations, the majority of companies that defaulted within one year of the original rating are from the lowest speculative-grade rating categories, 'B' and lower. The safeguard procedure, which we considered tantamount to default, implies that the debt of the protected companies is frozen, allowing for a reorganization of liabilities and a grace period. However, in most of the relatively benign period since the financial crisis, the two series have diverged somewhat, as they did in 2004-2007. Affected debt amounts also rose (see chart 15). Later, on May 15, 2020, S&P Global Ratings withdrew its ratings at the issuer's request. Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 13, 2023. The two upgrades are U.S.-based Noble Energy Inc. and Infor Inc. Companies that experience large downgrades are often outliers, especially in years of high credit stability. On April 6, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Texas-headquartered home health provider BW Homecare Holdings LLC to 'SD' from 'CCC'. On March 17, 2020, we withdrew our issuer credit rating at the issuer's request. All speculative-grade categories had higher default rates in 2020 than their long-term averages, though in the cases of the 'BB' and 'B' categories, these increases were relatively small. Cumulative default rates are one minus the product of the proportion of survivors (nondefaulters). The number of 'AAA' rated issuers globally declined to just eight by the end of 2020 from 89 at the beginning of 2008. On April 12, 2020, Pace Industries Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The one-year Gini ratio in 2020 was 86.1%, alongside a speculative-grade default rate of 5.5%. The U.S. has the largest number of rated corporate issuers, accounting for roughly 45.9% of the global total at the start of 2020. As a result, certain business units of S&P may have information that is not available to other S&P business units. These factors, combined with asset managers' growing tolerance for investing in lower-rated companies, leave just a handful of the highest-rated entities. Throughout most of the year, the U.S. accounted for the majority of the debt (see chart 14). The latest step in this effort is the plan put forth by House Democrats in mid-January. The drilling market was under stress, and the drop in oil prices and the pandemic furthered worsened the problem. Financial services companies are more likely to be initially rated in the investment-grade category, while nonfinancial companies are much more likely to initially be rated speculative grade. Credit deterioration was significant in 2020, with a new historical low upgrade rate (2.8%) and one of the highest annual downgrade rates (18.5%). Earlier, on Dec. 30, 2019, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Constellis to 'CC' from 'CCC+' after the company entered into a new $110 million priority first-lien term loan. The issuer also amended the terms of its first- and second-lien credit agreements to extend the maturity of revolving credit and temporary allow itself to make partial PIK interest payments. If S&P Global Ratings' corporate ratings only randomly approximated default risk, the Lorenz curve would fall along the diagonal. On Sept. 4, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on New York-based action sports apparel company Boardriders Inc. to 'SD' from 'CCC+' after the issuer completed a distressed transaction to increase its liquidity and fund operations. Earlier, on March 19, 2020, we lowered the issuer credit rating on Libbey to 'CCC' from 'B-' on constrained liquidity and less likelihood of refinancing its term loans. On May 22, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on California-based Guitar Center Inc. to 'SD' from 'CCC'. While these payments would have a higher interest rate, we considered this modification a selective default since investors were receiving less than they were originally promised under the security, partly because the amendment would delay the timing of the interest payments. However, defaults from most other sectors increased as well. For instance, 92.9% of issuers rated 'A' at the beginning of 2020 were still rated 'A' by Dec. 31, 2020, whereas the comparable share for issuers rated 'B' was only 72%. This study analyzes the rating histories of 21,693 companies that S&P Global Ratings rated as of Dec. 31, 1980, or that were first rated between that date and Dec. 31, 2020. On Sept. 22, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Texas-based hydraulic fracturing services provider FTS International Inc. to 'D' from 'CC' after the issuer filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. 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. Issuers rated 'AAA' were still rated 'AAA' one year later 87.1% of the time, while issuers rated in the 'CCC'/'C' category retained those ratings just 43.1% of the time. This report does not constitute a rating action. On June 4, 2020, we withdrew the ratings on the issuer because of insufficient information to continue the surveillance of the ratings. In addition, on March 13, 2020, the issuer's license was suspended by the Kazakh insurance regulator due to breach of the regulatory ratios. On April 9, 2020, we raised the ratings on the issuer to 'CCC' from 'D' on the expectation of average leverage above 15x. Throughout the 40-year span, only eight companies initially rated 'AAA' have ever defaulted. For instance, in the three years ended Dec. 31, 2020, 402 nonfinancial companies defaulted, while only 24 financials did. These tables can also be constructed for each rating category. Default rate will rise this year, Moody's says | CFO Dive Its rating history after the default event is included in all calculations as entirely separate from its experience leading up to its earlier default. Otherwise, the methodology was identical to that used for single-year transitions. On Sept. 28, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on French trade show organizer Cassini SAS to 'D' from 'CCC' after the issuer entered into safeguard procedures because of losses caused by COVID-19-related show cancellations and postponements. On May 29, 2020, we raised the issuer credit rating to 'CCC+' from 'SD' following the distressed debt exchange. Default rate calculation. On April 7, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Wisconsin-based industrial products manufacturer Jason Inc. to 'SD' from 'CCC'. U.S., Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands, Other developed: On May 14, 2020, we withdrew the ratings on the issuer. Earlier, on March 20, 2020, we lowered the issuer credit rating to 'CCC' from 'B' because the gaming operator and gaming equipment sectors were facing an unprecedented decline in revenue resulting from the temporary closures of casinos across the U.S. On May 20, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its issuer credit rating on New York-based fitness club operator Equinox Holdings Inc. to 'SD' from 'CCC' after the issuer completed an amendment to its partial guarantee on affiliate company SoulCycle Inc.'s credit facility that will allow it to delay a mandatory payment, which we view as tantamount to a default. In 2020, 216 of the 226 defaults, or 96%, were from companies originally rated speculative grade, which is nearly eight percentage points higher than the long-term average of 88.3%. It had other coupon payments of US$8 million each in August and October. 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. Investment-grade defaulters. On April 7, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Texas-based exploration and production (E&P) company Gavilan Resources LLC to 'D' from 'CCC-'. On Jan. 18, 2021, S&P Global Ratings withdrew its ratings at the issuer's request. On June 5, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on California-based fitness service provider 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide Inc. to 'D' from 'CCC+' after the issuer missed interest payments on its senior notes due 2022 and entered into the grace period. On Dec. 28, 2020, S&P Global Ratings withdrew its rating at the issuer's request. On Jan. 30, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its long-term issuer credit rating on Pinnacle Operating Corp. to 'SD' from 'CCC'. The latter are companies with obligations that are not legally guaranteed by a parent but that have operating or financing activities that are so inextricably entwined with those of the parent that it would be impossible to imagine the default of one and not the other. The principal liquidity sources for the issuer involves US$48 million cash on hand and about US$35 million to US$55 million available in revolving credits. Default activity in 2020 did increase, but to a lesser extent than recent recessions (see chart 1 and table 1). This act was classified as a general default because the issuer had not paid a substantial amount of its obligations. The company instructed the trustee to give a notice of optional redemption to redeem the remaining balance on Dec. 14, 2020. On June 19, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered its issuer credit rating on Oklahoma City-based oil and gas exploration and production company Chesapeake Energy Corp. to 'D' from 'CC' as the company skipped the interest payments on its 5.375% senior notes due 2021 and 8.0% senior notes due 2027. Default, Transition, and Recovery: Global Corporate Defaults Drop to 'SD' from 'CCC-' after the issuer missed principal payment on its IDR150 billion domestic notes and entered a 10-day grace period. Sources: S&P Global Ratings Research and S&P Global Market Intelligence's CreditPro. For the purposes of this study, if an issuer defaults, we end its rating history at 'D'. Earlier, on July 2, 2020, S&P Global Ratings lowered the issuer credit rating to 'CC' from 'CCC+' after the issuer defaulted on its unrated asset-backed lending credit facility. On Oct. 20, 2020, S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'B-' issuer credit rating on the company, with a negative outlook. The squared difference between each cohort's transition rate and the weighted average--which is the data point in each cell--is multiplied by each cohort's weight. Each static pool is followed from that point forward. 2 Annualized volatility and return based on the period between 2005 and 2022. On Dec. 9, 2020, S&P Global Ratings withdrew its 'D' issuer credit rating at the issuer's request. Historically, nonfinancial defaulters tend to have a much smoother and shorter path to default (see chart 12). 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