Business Risk Profile vs Financial Risk Profile

These two profiles are assessed independently and then combined — a strong financial risk profile cannot fully compensate for a structurally weak business risk profile, and vice versa.

What Each Profile Captures

The business risk profile captures the quality and sustainability of the company's revenue and earnings base. The financial risk profile captures the strength of the balance sheet and cash flows funding that business.

How Agencies Combine Them

Most sector methodologies use a matrix-style approach, mapping the combination of business risk and financial risk categories to a rating range. A company with a strong business risk profile can typically sustain somewhat higher leverage at a given rating level than a company with a weaker business risk profile, because the underlying cash flow generation is viewed as more reliable.

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