RELIABLE. ACCURATE. COMPREHENSIVE.
Delivering Actionable Insights, Advancing the Investment Process Through Strategic Analysis
How Will Your Business Benefit?
We go beyond the numbers to connect the dots for decision makers. Our approach was inspired by the need for a consistent analytical approach across all asset classes. We have fought against the conflicts of interests that permeate Wall Street. Smith's Gradings are a time-tested, performance proven, and principles-based approach to risk. Our independent, third-party credit analytics, highlighted by the introduction of the world’s first comprehensive credit scale for global fixed income markets, ensures that your business will access reliable and accurate analysis, allowing for a clearer understanding of your company’s financial landscape.
Navigating the evolving regulatory landscape, particularly the challenges arising from changes to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, is made easier through Smith’s comprehensive gradings. Our experience with loss and recovery has led to the creation of criteria with substantial differences, empowering your business to identify specific areas needing attention and providing a strategic roadmap for future investments and growth opportunities.
Smith’s Research & Gradings enhances your business’s credibility, improving access to capital and favorable credit terms—fundamental components for driving growth and expansion. Ultimately, the benefits from embracing Smith’s Research & Gradings are extensive. Our predictive insights, combined with the credibility of our independent credit analytics and expertise in dynamically responding to regulatory shifts, enable your business to make more informed decisions, enhance stability, and capitalize on growth opportunities, ultimately fostering sustained success and resilience in the market.
This Is How We Do It
STAGE 1
The initial stage involves conducting thorough research and analysis of market trends, credit risks, and sustainable practices.
STAGE 2
After gathering the necessary data and insights, Smith’s Research & Gradings develops a custom strategy tailored to the specific needs and goals of your business.
STAGE 3
Once the strategy is developed, we can assist in implementing your strategic initiatives, monitoring performance, and making adjustments.
Our Deliverables
Smith’s Gradings offers a thorough credit analysis of sovereign, sub-sovereign, and corporate credit risks, including US Municipal Bonds. Each grading comprises default probability, recovery gradings, and event risk assessment. The track record of Smith’s Gradings, established in 1994, remains unblemished. The service accurately predicted the default of dot.coms, assessed the credit quality of WorldCom and Enron, and anticipated the bankruptcy filing by United Air Lines. In 2002, Smith’s proprietary research identified the imminent failure of the financial guaranty insurance industry due to historical reasons, effectively predicting its collapse.
