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Report Date : |
17.11.2011 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY (REQUESTED AS ADM RICE INC) |
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Registered Office : |
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware 19801 |
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Country : |
United States |
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Financials (as on) : |
30.06.2011 |
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Date of Incorporation : |
02.05.1923 |
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Legal Form : |
Corporation for Profit |
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Line of Business : |
Agricultural Commodities Processor. |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
A |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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56-70 |
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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 |
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Maximum Credit Limit : |
USD 3,000,000 |
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Status : |
Satisfactory |
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Payment Behaviour : |
No Complaints |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
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 30, 2011
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (30.06.2011) |
Current Rating (30.09.2011) |
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United States |
A1 |
A1 |
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Risk Category |
ECGC
Classification |
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low |
A2 |
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Moderate |
B1 |
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High |
B2 |
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Very High |
C1 |
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Restricted |
C2 |
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Off-credit |
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GEOPOLITICS - UNITED STATES
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POLITICAL DATA |
ECONOMIC DATA |
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Form of Government: Federal
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Currency: USD |
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IDENTIFICATION
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Comments on data supplied: |
The company operates with two legal names, one of them is the one
provided in the order and the other one is ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY.
This information was confirmed by the company. Please notice that the subject ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY is
publicly traded at the NYSE, ticker: (ADM). The address provided in the order is that of a company's branch. |
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Legal Name: |
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY (Requested as ADM RICE INC) |
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Trade Name: |
ADM |
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Legal Address |
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle,
Delaware 19801, USA. (incorporators) |
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Operative Address |
4666 Faries Parkway, Decatur, Illinois 62526, USA. (headquarters) |
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Telephone: |
+1 (217) 424-5200 |
ID : |
0152524 |
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Fax: |
+1 (217) 424-5447 |
Legal Form: |
Corporation for Profit |
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Email: |
info@admworld.com |
Registered in: |
Delaware |
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Website: |
http://www.adm.com |
Date Created: |
1923 |
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Manager: |
Ms. Patricia A. Woertz, CEO. |
Date Incorporated: |
May 2nd, 1923 |
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Staff: |
30,700 |
Stock: |
675,797,974 Shares |
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Value: |
No Par Value |
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Activity: |
Agricultural Commodities Processor. |
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BANKS
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Name of the Bank |
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. |
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BUSINESS
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HISTORY |
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The company was created in 1923 |
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PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY |
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Archer Daniels Midland Company engages in procuring, transporting, storing,
processing, and merchandising agricultural commodities and products. The company’s operations are classified into three business segments:
Oilseeds Processing, Corn Processing, and Agricultural Services. |
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Products/Services description: |
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The company’s operations are classified into three business segments:
Oilseeds Processing, Corn Processing, and Agricultural Services. |
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Sales are: |
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Wholesale. |
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Clients: |
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Professionals of the industry around the world. |
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Operations area: |
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National and International. |
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The company imports from worldwide, depending on the demand. |
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The company export to worldwide, depending on the demand. |
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The subject employs 30,700 employees. |
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PAYMENTS |
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Regular. |
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LOCATION |
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Headquarters |
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The company is headquartered at the following address: 4666 Faries Parkway, Decatur, Illinois 62526, USA. |
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Branches: |
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The company has an estimate of 400 branches across the USA. |
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Shareholders - Manager - Related Companies
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Listed at the stock exchange: |
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YES |
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Capital: |
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Major Holders % of Shares Held by All Insider and 5% Owners: 2% % of Shares Held by Institutional & Mutual Fund Owners: 71% % of Float Held by Institutional & Mutual Fund Owners: 73% Number of Institutions Holding Shares: 644 |
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Shareholders Parent Company(ies): |
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Major Direct Holders (Shares) Carter Mollie H: N/A Woertz Patricia A: 465,559 Rice John D: 345,022 Smith David James: 327,095 Mills Steven Richard: 276,418 Top Institutional Holders (% Out) State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co: 8.43 State Street Corporation: 4.26 Vanguard Group, Inc. (The): 4.15 Blackrock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.: 2.41 Lsv Asset Management: 1.57 Top Mutual Fund Holders (% Out) Market Vectors Etf Tr-Agribusiness Etf: 1.46 Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund: 1.07 Vanguard 500 Index Fund :
0.92 Vanguard Institutional Index Fund-Institutional Index Fd: 0.83 Spdr S&P 500 Etf Trust: 0.82 |
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Management: |
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Ms. Patricia A. Woertz, Executive Chairperson and Chief Executive
Officer. |
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Related Companies: |
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Subsidiaries: *ADM Worldwide Holdings LP (A), Cayman Islands. *ADM Trading Company (F), United States of America. |
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Financials - COMMERCIAL TRENDS AND FORECAST
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The subject is a public company traded at the stock exchange of NYSE
under the ticker: (ADM) . Please find enclosed the financial statements. |
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Legal Fillings |
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There are several UCC** files listed with the Secretary of State of
Delaware. 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 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 on financial
obligations (including IRS liens) incurred by individuals (in business as a
sole proprietor), business entities and corporations. |
Rating
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Local credit bureau gave a VERY GOOD credit rate. The company is in Good Standing. This means that all local and federal
taxes were paid on due date. |
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Final Opinion |
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This is a big sized American public company (NYSE:ADM) which employs
30,700 people and has over 87 years of experience in the industry. The company is active and in good standing. We have found payment experience recorded. Although the company's indebtedness has risen a 36%, it remains in the
controlled range and the financial figures for the 2010 period showed that
the company has improved its performance. Its revenue has risen 31%, the
company's profitability has increased 5%, its net worth has risen 28%. Therefore, a credit line may be considered for USD 3,000,000 |
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Profitability |
CORRECT |
Public Records |
NO |
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Indebtedness |
CONTROLLED |
Payments |
REGULAR |
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Cash |
NORMAL |
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APPENDIX
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Person Interviewed |
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Ms. Elisha |
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Position |
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Accounts Payable Representative |
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Comments |
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The contacted person provided us with the following information:
Company Name, Locations, Activity, Products and Payment trends to the
suppliers. The contacted person also verified that the company operates with two
legal names: ADM RICE INC and ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY. She also stated
that the last one is the most relevant, and it is also a publicly traded
company. |
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Standard & Poor’s
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United
States of America Long-Term Rating Lowered To 'AA+' Due To Political Risks,
Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative |
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Publication
date: 05-Aug-2011 20:13:14 EST |
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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.
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We have also removed both the short- and long-term ratings
from CreditWatch negative.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
Rs.50.90 |
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1 |
Rs.80.30 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.68.47 |
RATING EXPLANATIONS
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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>86 |
Aaa |
Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest
capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums |
Unlimited |
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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 |
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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 |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
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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 |
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<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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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk
and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a
composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this
report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through
%) are as follows:
Financial
condition (40%) Ownership
background (20%) Payment
record (10%)
Credit history
(10%) Market trend
(10%) Operational
size (10%)
This report is issued at your request without any
risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL)
or its officials.