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Credit analysis

Credit analysis evaluates a borrower's capacity and willingness to meet financial obligations by reviewing cash flow, leverage, liquidity, debt service, business risk and the structure of the proposed exposure.

Method first: Begin with repayment source and cash generation, then assess leverage, liquidity, debt service coverage, existing obligations, downside resilience and the terms and protections of the facility.

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Credit analysis

Credit analysis evaluates a borrower's capacity and willingness to meet financial obligations by reviewing cash flow, leverage, liquidity, debt service, business risk and the structure of the proposed exposure.

ANALYSIS APPROACH

A practical review sequence.

  1. 01

    Identify the primary and secondary sources of repayment.

  2. 02

    Review historical and forecast cash generation.

  3. 03

    Assess leverage, liquidity and debt maturity profile.

  4. 04

    Calculate debt service coverage using the relevant lender definition.

  5. 05

    Stress downside assumptions and identify key credit risks, mitigants and conditions.

METHODOLOGY

How the analysis works.

Begin with repayment source and cash generation, then assess leverage, liquidity, debt service coverage, existing obligations, downside resilience and the terms and protections of the facility.

LIMITATIONS

What this does not replace.

A credit decision requires more than financial ratios. Legal structure, collateral, management, industry conditions, documentation, fraud risk, covenant terms and lender policy may all be material.

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