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Recognise and control risk
D&B Rating
The D&B rating is made up of the D&B risk indicator and the
D&B capital indicator and is a valuable credit rating tool.
Example:
A D&B rating of 2A1 represents a company with an equity between CHF 3,500,000 and
CHF 17,999,999 (capital indicator 2A) and a low default risk (risk indicator 1, score range
87-100).
Expert rules can override risk classifications for individual companies that are based on
D&B scores alone.
Equity Paid-in capital from CHF to CHF
5A 5AA 85'000'000 no limit
4A 4AA 35'000'000 84'999'999
3A 3AA 18'000'000 34'999'999
2A 2AA 3'500'000 17'999'999
1A 1AA 1'800'000 3'499'999
A AA 900'000 1'799'999
B BB 500'000 899'999
C CC 250'000 499'999
D DD 180'000 249'999
E EE 90'000 179'999
F FF 50'000 89'999
G GG 20'000 49'999
H HH 19'999
N Balance sheet present, negative equity
O No capital rating (unknown equity/financial
data)
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Recognise and control risk
Risk indicator Score Default risk Traffic light colour
1 87–100 low Green
2 48–86 below average Green
3 16–47 average Yellow
4 1–15 high Red
- - undefined White
NB (New Business) - Newly-founded business White
NQ (Not quoted) - Company no longer active White
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