MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

 

 

Report Date :           

08.11.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

 

 

Registered Office :

2711 Centerville Road   Suite 400 Wilmington, De 19808

 

 

Country :

United States

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2010

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

24.11.1999

 

 

Legal Form :

Corporation for Profit

 

 

Line of Business :

Diversified technology and manufacturing company worldwide

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD  3 000 000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Exists

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30th, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

                   (30.06.2011)                  

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

United States 

a1

a1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 


GEOPOLITICS - UNITED STATES

 

POLITICAL DATA

ECONOMIC DATA

Form of Government: Federal


Economic Risk: Nil

Currency: USD

Branch Situation: Stable

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

 

Comment on data supplied:

We called the company at the address provided. The receptionist confirmed that the current name of the structure is HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

Legal Name:

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

Legal Address

2711 CENTERVILLE ROAD   SUITE 400

WILMINGTON, DE

19808, USA (Registered Agent)

Operative Address

101 Columbia Road, Morris Town, NJ 07962-1057, USA

 

 

Telephone:

+ 1 (973) 455-2000

File Number :

3108076

Fax:

+ 1 (973) 455-4807

Legal Form:

Corporation for Profit

Email:

rob.ferris@honeywell.com

Registered in:

Delaware

Website:

www.honeywell.com

Date Created:

1920

Manager:

David Cote Chairman and CEO  

Date Incorporated:

November 24, 1999

Staff:

130,000 employees

Stock:

766,182,091

 

 

Value:

NA

Activity:

Diversified technology and manufacturing company worldwide

 

 

BANKS

 

Name of the Bank

CITIBANK

Name of the Bank

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

Name of the Bank

JP MORGAN BANK

 


BUSINESS

 

HISTORY

 

The company was founded in 1920.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

Honeywell International Inc. operates as a diversified technology and manufacturing company worldwide.

Products/Services description:

 

Products include:

Turbine propulsion engines, auxiliary power units, environmental control systems, electric power systems. Also Combustion controls; sensing controls; security and life safety products and services. And semiconductor materials and services, catalysts, adsorbents, specialties, and renewable fuels among other products.

 

Sales are:

 

Wholesale

Operations area:

 

National, International

The company imports from worldwide

PAYMENTS

 

made on a 55 days basis - monitored over the last 12 months

Comments on location:

 

The compaby is incorporated in Delaware for tax purposes by "The Corporation Trust Company:" Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, 19801, DE, USA. However, it is headquartered in New Jersey.

Branches:

 

The company has other locations worldwide.

 

One of the operative locations is:

1034 East Ash St. 62703,

Springfield, IL,

United States.

 

Regional and International locations are in:

Africa

Australia/New Zealand

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

China

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Among other countries.

 

 

 

Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies

 

Capital:

 

%of Shares Held by All Insider and 5% Owners: 0%

%of Shares Held by Institutional & Mutual Fund Owners: 79%

%of Float Held by Institutional & Mutual Fund Owners: 79%

Number of Institutions Holding Shares: 840

 

 

Shareholders Parent Company(ies):

 

Major Direct Holders:

 

COTE DAVID M,

FRADIN ROGER,

BROWN ADRIANE M,

MIKKILINENI KRISHNA,

MAHONEY TIMOTHY O.

 

Management:

 

David M. Cote, Chairman and CEO

David J. Anderson, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Bask Iyer, Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Kate Adams, Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Krishna Mikkilineni, Senior Vice President, Engineering and Operations

 

Related Companies:

 

You will find the list of the company’s subsidiaries in the document enclosed.

 



Financials - COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST

 

The subject is a public company traded at the stock exchange. Please find enclosed the financial statements.

Legal Fillings

 There are several UCC** files listed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

 

 

Filing Number:   2010 1598089

Filing Date:        05-07-2010

Filing Jurisdiction:          DELAWARE

Secured Party: MACQUARIE EQUIPMENT FINANCE, LLC

 

 

Filing Number:   2010 1598493

Filing Date:        05-07-2010

Filing Jurisdiction:          DELAWARE

Secured Party: MACQUARIE EQUIPMENT FINANCE, LLC

 

 

Filing Number:   2010 1546781

Filing Date:        05-03-2010

Filing Jurisdiction:          DELAWARE

Secured Party: BANC OF AMERICA LEASING & CAPITAL, LLC

 

 

Filing Number:   2010 1472327

Filing Date:        04-28-2010

Filing Jurisdiction:          DELAWARE

Secured Party: MACQUARIE EQUIPMENT FINANCE, LLC

 

 

Filing Number:   2010 1472368

Filing Date:        04-28-2010

Filing Jurisdiction:          DELAWARE

Secured Party: MACQUARIE EQUIPMENT FINANCE, LLC

 

 

 There are various claims, lawsuits, and pending actions against the Company and its subsidiaries incident to the operations of its businesses. It is the opinion of management, after consultation with counsel, that the ultimate resolution of such claims, lawsuits and pending actions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company\'s consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
 

The last annual report was filed on February 12, 2010.

 

THE COMPANY IS NOT LISTED ON THE OFAC LIST.*

 

 For information:

 

* The Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List is a publication of OFAC which lists individuals and organizations with whom United States citizens and permanent residents are prohibited from doing business.

 

 

** The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) is one of a number of uniform acts that have been promulgated in conjunction with efforts to harmonize the law of sales and other commercial transactions in all 50 states within the United States of America. 

 

The UCC deals primarily with transactions involving personal property (movable property), not real property (immovable property).

 

It allows a creditor to notify other creditors about a debtor’s assets used as collateral for a secured transaction by filing a public notice (financing statement) with a particular filing office.

 

The Uniform Commercial Code Bureau files and maintains records on financial obligations (including IRS liens) incurred by individuals (in business as a sole proprietor), business entities and corporations.



Rating

 

The company is in Good Standing. This means that all local and federal taxes were paid on due date.

The company is in Good Standing. This means that all local and federal taxes were paid on due date.

 

 Final Opinion

 

The company currently employs 122,000 people being considered a large sized company.

 

Based on the information analyzed, the company seems to have an adequate business structure with several branches and large workforce. The sources consulted record no specific detrimental adverse record against the structure.

 

Profitability is correct, payments are regular.

 

A credit line may be considered for USD  3 000 000

 

 

 

SUMMARY

 


FINANCIAL SUMMARY


DEBT COLLECTIONS AND PAYMENTS

Profitability

CORRECT

Public Records

YES

 

Indebtedness

CONTROLLED

Payments

REGULAR

 

Cash

CORRECT

 

 

 



APPENDIX

 

Position

 

Accounts payable representative

Comments

 

We have contacted the accounts payable representative, who refused to verify any financial data on grounds of confidentiality.

 


SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

 

 

 

Name

 

Country or State
of Incorporation

 

 

 

ADI-Gardiner Holding Ltd.

 

United Kingdom

AlliedSignal Aerospace Service Corporation

 

Delaware

Alsip Packaging, Inc.

 

Delaware

Grimes Aerospace Company

 

Delaware

Hand Held Products, Inc.

 

Delaware

Honeywell (China) Co., Ltd.

 

China

Honeywell Aerospace GmbH

 

Germany

Honeywell ASCa Inc.

 

Canada

Honeywell Automation India Limited

 

India

Honeywell Automotive Parts Services (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

 

China

Honeywell Avionics Systems Limited

 

United Kingdom

Honeywell Co., Ltd.

 

Korea

Honeywell Control systems Limited

 

United Kingdom

Honeywell Deutschland GmbH

 

Germany

Honeywell Electronic Materials, Inc.

 

Washington

Honeywell Europe NV

 

Belgium

Honeywell Finance LP

 

Delaware

Honeywell Garrett S.A.

 

France

Honeywell Holdings Pty. Ltd.

 

Australia

Honeywell International SarL

 

Switzerland

Honeywell Japan Inc.

 

Japan

Honeywell Korea, Ltd.

 

Korea

Honeywell Limited Honeywell Limitee

 

Canada

Honeywell Luxembourg Holding S.a.r.l.

 

Luxemborg

Honeywell Pte. Ltd.

 

Singapore

Honeywell Specialty Chemicals Seelze GmbH

 

Germany

Honeywell spol. sr.o.

 

Czech Republic

Honeywell Technologies Sarl

 

Switzerland

Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc.

 

Delaware

Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab Pvt. Ltd.

 

India

Honeywell UK Limited

 

United Kingdom

Life Safety Distribution AG

 

Switzerland

Maxon Corporation

 

Indiana

Metrologic Instruments Inc.

 

New Jersey

Norcross Safety Products L.L.C.

 

Delaware

Novar ED&S Limited

 

United Kingdom

Sperian Protection Europe SAS

 

France

UOP LLC

 

Delaware

 

 

 


Financial data

 

Annual

Income Statement

 

 

Period Ending

Dec 31, 2010

Dec 31, 2009

Dec 31, 2008

Total Revenue

33,370,000  

30,908,000  

36,556,000  

Cost of Revenue

25,519,000  

24,012,000  

27,994,000  

 

Gross Profit

7,851,000  

6,896,000  

8,562,000  

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

Research Development

-  

-  

-  

 

Selling General and Administrative

4,717,000  

4,443,000  

5,033,000  

 

Non Recurring

-  

-  

-  

 

Others

-  

-  

-  

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

-  

-  

-  

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income or Loss

3,134,000  

2,453,000  

3,529,000  

 

 

 

 

Income from Continuing Operations

 

 

Total Other Income/Expenses Net

95,000  

55,000  

665,000  

 

 

Earnings Before Interest And Taxes

2,843,000  

2,049,000  

4,257,000  

 

 

Interest Expense

-  

-  

456,000  

 

 

Income Before Tax

2,843,000  

2,049,000  

3,801,000  

 

 

Income Tax Expense

808,000  

465,000  

1,009,000  

 

 

Minority Interest

(13,000)

(36,000)

-  

 

 

 

 

Net Income From Continuing Ops

2,022,000  

1,548,000  

2,792,000  

 

 

 

 

Non-recurring Events

 

 

Discontinued Operations

-  

-  

-  

 

 

Extraordinary Items

-  

-  

-  

 

 

Effect Of Accounting Changes

-  

-  

-  

 

 

Other Items

-  

-  

-  

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

2,022,000  

1,548,000  

2,792,000  

 

Preferred Stock And Other Adjustments

-  

-  

-  

 

 

 

Net Income Applicable To Common Shares

2,022,000  

1,548,000  

2,792,000  

 

Currency in USD.

 

 

Quarterly

Income Statement

 

 

All numbers in thousands

 

Period Ending

Mar 31, 2011

Dec 31, 2010

Sep 30, 2010

Jun 30, 2010

Total Revenue

8,909,000  

9,041,000  

8,392,000  

8,161,000  

Cost of Revenue

6,610,000  

6,779,000  

6,490,000  

6,392,000  

 

Gross Profit

2,299,000  

2,262,000  

1,902,000  

1,769,000  

 

 

Operating Expenses

 

Research Development

-  

-  

-  

-  

 

Selling General and Administrative

1,254,000  

1,242,000  

1,177,000  

1,187,000  

 

Non Recurring

-  

-  

-  

-  

 

Others

-  

-  

-  

-  

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

-  

-  

-  

-  

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income or Loss

1,045,000  

1,020,000  

725,000  

582,000  

 

 

 

 

Income from Continuing Operations

 

 

Total Other Income/Expenses Net

29,000  

9,000  

75,000  

9,000  

 

 

Earnings Before Interest And Taxes

975,000  

937,000  

705,000  

499,000  

 

 

Interest Expense

-  

-  

-  

-  

 

 

Income Before Tax

975,000  

937,000  

705,000  

499,000  

 

 

Income Tax Expense

267,000  

268,000  

208,000  

126,000  

 

 

Minority Interest

(3,000)

-  

2,000  

(8,000)

 

 

 

 

Net Income From Continuing Ops

705,000  

669,000  

499,000  

365,000  

 

 

 

 

Non-recurring Events

 

 

Discontinued Operations

-  

-  

-  

-  

 

 

Extraordinary Items

-  

-  

-  

-  

 

 

Effect Of Accounting Changes

-  

-  

-  

-  

 

 

Other Items

-  

-  

-  

-  

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

705,000  

669,000  

499,000  

365,000  

 

Preferred Stock And Other Adjustments

-  

-  

-  

-  

 

 

 

Net Income Applicable To Common Shares

705,000  

669,000  

499,000  

365,000  

 

Currency in USD.

 

 

 

 

 

Annual

Balance Sheet

All numbers in thousands

 

Period Ending

Dec 31, 2010

Dec 31, 2009

Dec 31, 2008

 

Assets

Current Assets

 

Cash And Cash Equivalents

2,650,000  

2,801,000  

2,065,000  

 

Short Term Investments

458,000  

381,000  

-  

 

Net Receivables

7,945,000  

7,308,000  

7,051,000  

 

Inventory

3,958,000  

3,446,000  

3,848,000  

 

Other Current Assets

-  

-  

299,000  

 

Total Current Assets

15,011,000  

13,936,000  

13,263,000  

Long Term Investments

1,441,000  

1,520,000  

670,000  

Property Plant and Equipment

4,840,000  

4,847,000  

4,934,000  

Goodwill

11,597,000  

10,494,000  

10,185,000  

Intangible Assets

2,574,000  

2,174,000  

2,267,000  

Accumulated Amortization

-  

-  

-  

Other Assets

1,153,000  

1,016,000  

2,036,000  

Deferred Long Term Asset Charges

1,218,000  

2,006,000  

2,135,000  

 

Total Assets

37,834,000  

35,993,000  

35,490,000  

 

Liabilities

Current Liabilities

 

Accounts Payable

10,828,000  

9,786,000  

9,779,000  

 

Short/Current Long Term Debt

889,000  

1,361,000  

2,510,000  

 

Other Current Liabilities

-  

-  

-  

 

Total Current Liabilities

11,717,000  

11,147,000  

12,289,000  

Long Term Debt

5,755,000  

6,246,000  

5,865,000  

Other Liabilities

8,939,000  

9,087,000  

9,331,000  

Deferred Long Term Liability Charges

636,000  

542,000  

818,000  

Minority Interest

121,000  

110,000  

-  

Negative Goodwill

-  

-  

-  

 

Total Liabilities

27,168,000  

27,132,000  

28,303,000  

 

Stockholders' Equity

Misc Stocks Options Warrants

-  

-  

-  

Redeemable Preferred Stock

-  

-  

-  

Preferred Stock

-  

-  

-  

Common Stock

958,000  

958,000  

958,000  

Retained Earnings

15,097,000  

14,023,000  

16,250,000  

Treasury Stock

(8,299,000)

(8,995,000)

(10,206,000)

Capital Surplus

3,977,000  

3,823,000  

3,994,000  

Other Stockholder Equity

(1,067,000)

(948,000)

(3,809,000)

 

Total Stockholder Equity

10,666,000  

8,861,000  

7,187,000  

 

Net Tangible Assets

(3,505,000)

(3,807,000)

(5,265,000)

 

 

Currency in USD.

 

 

 

 

Quarterly

Balance Sheet

 

Period Ending

Mar 31, 2011

Dec 31, 2010

Sep 30, 2010

Jun 30, 2010

 

Assets

Current Assets

 

Cash And Cash Equivalents

3,076,000  

2,650,000  

2,640,000  

2,451,000  

 

Short Term Investments

582,000  

458,000  

593,000  

1,460,000  

 

Net Receivables

8,083,000  

7,945,000  

7,903,000  

7,417,000  

 

Inventory

4,290,000  

3,958,000  

4,027,000  

3,596,000  

 

Other Current Assets

-  

-  

-  

-  

 

Total Current Assets

16,031,000  

15,011,000  

15,163,000  

14,924,000  

Long Term Investments

1,301,000  

1,441,000  

1,431,000  

1,398,000  

Property Plant and Equipment

4,832,000  

4,840,000  

4,738,000  

4,535,000  

Goodwill

11,805,000  

11,597,000  

11,529,000  

10,315,000  

Intangible Assets

2,456,000  

2,574,000  

2,711,000  

2,057,000  

Accumulated Amortization

-  

-  

-  

-  

Other Assets

1,245,000  

1,153,000  

1,136,000  

1,086,000  

Deferred Long Term Asset Charges

1,232,000  

1,218,000  

1,411,000  

1,776,000  

 

Total Assets

38,902,000  

37,834,000  

38,119,000  

36,091,000  

 

Liabilities

Current Liabilities

 

Accounts Payable

10,895,000  

10,828,000  

10,561,000  

9,459,000  

 

Short/Current Long Term Debt

875,000  

889,000  

985,000  

1,228,000  

 

Other Current Liabilities

-  

-  

-  

-  

 

Total Current Liabilities

11,770,000  

11,717,000  

11,546,000  

10,687,000  

Long Term Debt

6,763,000  

5,755,000  

6,265,000  

6,254,000  

Other Liabilities

7,888,000  

8,939,000  

9,097,000  

9,446,000  

Deferred Long Term Liability Charges

671,000  

636,000  

745,000  

576,000  

Minority Interest

120,000  

121,000  

136,000  

120,000  

Negative Goodwill

-  

-  

-  

-  

 

Total Liabilities

27,212,000  

27,168,000  

27,789,000  

27,083,000  

 

Stockholders' Equity

Misc Stocks Options Warrants

-  

-  

-  

-  

Redeemable Preferred Stock

-  

-  

-  

-  

Preferred Stock

-  

-  

-  

-  

Common Stock

958,000  

958,000  

958,000  

958,000  

Retained Earnings

15,538,000  

15,097,000  

18,130,000  

17,867,000  

Treasury Stock

(8,155,000)

(8,299,000)

(8,405,000)

(8,699,000)

Capital Surplus

4,036,000  

3,977,000  

3,929,000  

3,913,000  

Other Stockholder Equity

(687,000)

(1,067,000)

(4,282,000)

(5,031,000)

 

Total Stockholder Equity

11,690,000  

10,666,000  

10,330,000  

9,008,000  

 

Net Tangible Assets

(2,571,000)

(3,505,000)

(3,910,000)

(3,364,000)

Currency in USD.

 

 


Standard & Poor’s

United States of America Long-Term Rating Lowered To 'AA+' Due To Political Risks, Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative

Publication date: 05-Aug-2011 20:13:14 EST


 

·         We have lowered our long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America to 'AA+' from 'AAA' and affirmed the 'A-1+' short-term rating.

·         We have also removed both the short- and long-term ratings from CreditWatch negative.

·         The downgrade reflects our opinion that the fiscal consolidation plan that Congress and the Administration recently agreed to falls short of what, in our view, would be necessary to stabilize the government's medium-term debt dynamics.

·         More broadly, the downgrade reflects our view that the effectiveness, stability, and predictability of American policymaking and political institutions have weakened at a time of ongoing fiscal and economic challenges to a degree more than we envisioned when we assigned a negative outlook to the rating on April 18, 2011.

·         Since then, we have changed our view of the difficulties in bridging the gulf between the political parties over fiscal policy, which makes us pessimistic about the capacity of Congress and the Administration to be able to leverage their agreement this week into a broader fiscal consolidation plan that stabilizes the government's debt dynamics any time soon.

·         The outlook on the long-term rating is negative. We could lower the long-term rating to 'AA' within the next two years if we see that less reduction in spending than agreed to, higher interest rates, or new fiscal pressures during the period result in a higher general government debt trajectory than we currently assume in our base case.

 

TORONTO (Standard & Poor's) Aug. 5, 2011--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America to 'AA+' from 'AAA'. Standard & Poor's also said that the outlook on the long-term rating is negative. At the same time, Standard & Poor's affirmed its 'A-1+' short-term rating on the U.S. In addition, Standard & Poor's removed both ratings from CreditWatch, where they were placed on July 14, 2011, with negative implications.

 

The transfer and convertibility (T&C) assessment of the U.S.--our assessment of the likelihood of official interference in the ability of U.S.-based public- and private-sector issuers to secure foreign exchange for

debt service--remains 'AAA'.

 

We lowered our long-term rating on the U.S. because we believe that the prolonged controversy over raising the statutory debt ceiling and the related fiscal policy debate indicate that further near-term progress containing the growth in public spending, especially on entitlements, or on reaching an agreement on raising revenues is less likely than we previously assumed and will remain a contentious and fitful process. We also believe that the fiscal consolidation plan that Congress and the Administration agreed to this week falls short of the amount that we believe is necessary to stabilize the general government debt burden by the middle of the decade.

 

Our lowering of the rating was prompted by our view on the rising public debt burden and our perception of greater policymaking uncertainty, consistent with our criteria (see "Sovereign Government Rating Methodology and Assumptions ," June 30, 2011, especially Paragraphs 36-41). Nevertheless, we view the U.S. federal government's other economic, external, and monetary credit attributes, which form the basis for the sovereign rating, as broadly unchanged.

 

We have taken the ratings off CreditWatch because the Aug. 2 passage of the Budget Control Act Amendment of 2011 has removed any perceived immediate threat of payment default posed by delays to raising the government's debt ceiling. In addition, we believe that the act provides sufficient clarity to allow us to evaluate the likely course of U.S. fiscal policy for the next few years.

 

The political brinksmanship of recent months highlights what we see as America's governance and policymaking becoming less stable, less effective, and less predictable than what we previously believed. The statutory debt ceiling and the threat of default have become political bargaining chips in the debate over fiscal policy. Despite this year's wide-ranging debate, in our view, the differences between political parties have proven to be extraordinarily difficult to bridge, and, as we see it, the resulting agreement fell well short of the comprehensive fiscal consolidation program that some proponents had envisaged until quite recently. Republicans and Democrats have only been able to agree to relatively modest savings on discretionary spending while delegating to the Select Committee decisions on more comprehensive measures. It appears that for now, new revenues have dropped down on the menu of policy options. In addition, the plan envisions only minor policy changes on Medicare and little change in other entitlements,

the containment of which we and most other independent observers regard as key to long-term fiscal sustainability.

 

Our opinion is that elected officials remain wary of tackling the structural issues required to effectively address the rising U.S. public debt burden in a manner consistent with a 'AAA' rating and with 'AAA' rated sovereign peers (see Sovereign Government Rating Methodology and Assumptions," June 30, 2011, especially Paragraphs 36-41). In our view, the difficulty in framing a consensus on fiscal policy weakens the government's ability to manage public finances and diverts attention from the debate over how to achieve more balanced and dynamic economic growth in an era of fiscal stringency and private-sector deleveraging (ibid). A new political consensus might (or might not) emerge after the 2012 elections, but we believe that by then, the government debt burden will likely be higher, the needed medium-term fiscal adjustment potentially greater, and the inflection point on the U.S. population's demographics and other age-related spending drivers closer at hand (see "Global Aging 2011: In The U.S., Going Gray Will Likely Cost Even More Green, Now," June 21, 2011).

 

Standard & Poor's takes no position on the mix of spending and revenue measures that Congress and the Administration might conclude is appropriate for putting the U.S.'s finances on a sustainable footing.

 

The act calls for as much as $2.4 trillion of reductions in expenditure growth over the 10 years through 2021. These cuts will be implemented in two steps: the $917 billion agreed to initially, followed by an additional $1.5 trillion that the newly formed Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction is supposed to recommend by November 2011. The act contains no measures to raise taxes or otherwise enhance revenues, though the committee could recommend them.

 

The act further provides that if Congress does not enact the committee's recommendations, cuts of $1.2 trillion will be implemented over the same time period. The reductions would mainly affect outlays for civilian discretionary spending, defense, and Medicare. We understand that this fall-back mechanism is designed to encourage Congress to embrace a more balanced mix of expenditure savings, as the committee might recommend.

 

We note that in a letter to Congress on Aug. 1, 2011, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated total budgetary savings under the act to be at least $2.1 trillion over the next 10 years relative to its baseline assumptions. In updating our own fiscal projections, with certain modifications outlined below, we have relied on the CBO's latest "Alternate Fiscal Scenario" of June 2011, updated to include the CBO assumptions contained in its Aug. 1 letter to Congress. In general, the CBO's "Alternate Fiscal Scenario" assumes a continuation of recent Congressional action overriding existing law.

 

We view the act's measures as a step toward fiscal consolidation. However, this is within the framework of a legislative mechanism that leaves open the details of what is finally agreed to until the end of 2011, and Congress and the Administration could modify any agreement in the future. Even assuming that at least $2.1 trillion of the spending reductions the act envisages are implemented, we maintain our view that the U.S. net general government debt burden (all levels of government combined, excluding liquid financial assets) will likely continue to grow. Under our revised base case fiscal scenario--which we consider to be consistent with a 'AA+' long-term rating and a negative outlook--we now project that net general government debt would rise from an estimated 74% of GDP by the end of 2011 to 79% in 2015 and 85% by 2021. Even the projected 2015 ratio of sovereign indebtedness is high in relation to those of peer credits and, as noted, would continue to rise under the act's revised policy settings.

 

Compared with previous projections, our revised base case scenario now assumes that the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, due to expire by the end of 2012, remain in place. We have changed our assumption on this because the majority of Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would raise revenues, a position we believe Congress reinforced by passing the act. Key macroeconomic assumptions in the base case scenario include trend real GDP growth of 3% and consumer price inflation near 2% annually over the decade.

 

Our revised upside scenario--which, other things being equal, we view as consistent with the outlook on the 'AA+' long-term rating being revised to stable--retains these same macroeconomic assumptions. In addition, it incorporates $950 billion of new revenues on the assumption that the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for high earners lapse from 2013 onwards, as the Administration is advocating. In this scenario, we project that the net general government debt would rise from an estimated 74% of GDP by the end of 2011 to 77% in 2015 and to 78% by 2021.

 

Our revised downside scenario--which, other things being equal, we view as being consistent with a possible further downgrade to a 'AA' long-term rating--features less-favorable macroeconomic assumptions, as outlined below and also assumes that the second round of spending cuts (at least $1.2 trillion) that the act calls for does not occur. This scenario also assumes somewhat higher nominal interest rates for U.S. Treasuries. We still believe that the role of the U.S. dollar as the key reserve currency confers a government funding advantage, one that could change only slowly over time, and that Fed policy might lean toward continued loose monetary policy at a time of fiscal tightening. Nonetheless, it is possible that interest rates could rise if investors re-price relative risks. As a result, our alternate scenario factors in a 50 basis point (bp)-75 bp rise in 10-year bond yields relative to the base and upside cases from 2013 onwards. In this scenario, we project the net public debt burden would rise from 74% of GDP in 2011 to 90% in 2015 and to 101% by 2021.

 

Our revised scenarios also take into account the significant negative revisions to historical GDP data that the Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on July 29. From our perspective, the effect of these revisions underscores two related points when evaluating the likely debt trajectory of the U.S. government. First, the revisions show that the recent recession was deeper than previously assumed, so the GDP this year is lower than previously thought in both nominal and real terms. Consequently, the debt burden is slightly higher. Second, the revised data highlight the sub-par path of the current economic recovery when compared with rebounds following previous post-war recessions. We believe the sluggish pace of the current economic recovery could be consistent with the experiences of countries that have had financial crises in which the slow process of debt deleveraging in the private sector leads to a persistent drag on demand. As a result, our downside case scenario assumes relatively modest real trend GDP growth of 2.5% and inflation of near 1.5% annually going forward.

 

When comparing the U.S. to sovereigns with 'AAA' long-term ratings that we view as relevant peers--Canada, France, Germany, and the U.K.--we also observe, based on our base case scenarios for each, that the trajectory of the U.S.'s net public debt is diverging from the others. Including the U.S., we estimate that these five sovereigns will have net general government debt to GDP ratios this year ranging from 34% (Canada) to 80% (the U.K.), with the U.S. debt burden at 74%. By 2015, we project that their net public debt to GDP ratios will range between 30% (lowest, Canada) and 83% (highest, France), with the U.S. debt burden at 79%. However, in contrast with the U.S., we project that the net public debt burdens of these other sovereigns will begin to decline, either before or by 2015.

 

Standard & Poor's transfer T&C assessment of the U.S. remains 'AAA'. Our T&C assessment reflects our view of the likelihood of the sovereign restricting other public and private issuers' access to foreign exchange needed to meet debt service. Although in our view the credit standing of the U.S. government has deteriorated modestly, we see little indication that official interference of this kind is entering onto the policy agenda of either Congress or the Administration. Consequently, we continue to view this risk as being highly remote.

 

The outlook on the long-term rating is negative. As our downside alternate fiscal scenario illustrates, a higher public debt trajectory than we currently assume could lead us to lower the long-term rating again. On the other hand, as our upside scenario highlights, if the recommendations of the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction--independently or coupled with other initiatives, such as the lapsing of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for high earners--lead to fiscal consolidation measures beyond the minimum mandated, and we believe they are likely to slow the deterioration of the government's debt dynamics, the long-term rating could stabilize at 'AA+'.

 

On Monday, we will issue separate releases concerning affected ratings in the funds, government-related entities, financial institutions, insurance, public finance, and structured finance sectors.

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.49.08

UK Pound

1

Rs.78.65

Euro

1

Rs.67.79

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

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NB

                                       New Business

 

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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

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