Essentials of Corporate Finance (Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781259277214
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 13CTCR
Summary Introduction
To critically think about: The controversy created by unsolicited bond ratings.
Introduction:
A bond rating assesses the creditworthiness of the borrowing company. In other words, it is the likeliness of the borrowers’ default in repaying the money.
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