Credit Rating
A Credit Rating is an assessment of the credit worthiness of an issuer, the so-called Issuer Rating, or of a financial instrument, for example, Bonds, known as the Issuance Rating.
Since June 2002 Bertelsmann has an Issuer Rating from the rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Moody's. The current ratings of Bertelsmann are as follows:
Rating agency | Long-term | Short-term | Outlook | Last Update |
Standard & Poor's | BBB+ | A-2 | stable | May 2011 |
Moody's | Baa1 | P-2 | stable | June 2011 |
The benchmark bonds ISIN XS0268584298, ISIN XS0268583993 and ISIN XS0408678133 as well as benchmark bonds issued under the under Debt Issuance Programme (MTN) ISIN XS0230962853 and ISIN XS0408678133 were rated by Standard and Poor's and Moody's at the issuance date with BBB+ and Baa1, respectively. The rating of the financial instruments corresponds to the issuer rating.
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Bertelsmann records significant profit hike in Q1-2012
Revenues up five percent to €3.64 billion Operating EBIT rises to €280 millionGroup profit increases to €147 million
Bertelsmann’s Annual General Meeting resolves change of legal form to SE & Co. KGaA
Hartmut Ostrowski, Werner Bauer and Helmut Gettkant appointed to Supervisory Board
Bertelsmann initiates long-term reshaping
Four strategic approaches: consolidation, digital transformation, growth platforms and growth regionsGroup revenues increased to €15.3 billion in 2011At €1.75 billion, Operating EBIT remains...
Bertelsmann announces preliminary figures for 2011
Slight growth in revenues and solid operating EBIT
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Revenues increase to €10.7 billionOperating EBIT stable at €1.03 billion Group profit rises to €377 millionBertelsmann, the international media group, reports increased revenues and Group profit...
