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11 February, 2022

how to compute credit risk grading (CRG)

 The following stepwise activities outline the detail process for arriving at CRG

Step.1. Identify all the principal risk components

Credit risks for counterparty arises from an aggregation of the following:

* Financial Risk

* Business/Industry Risk

* Management Risks

* Security Risks

* Relationship Risks

Step ii.  Allocate weightages to principal risk components

According to the importance of risks profile, the following weightages are proposed for corresponding principal risks

principal risk components

Weight (%)

*Financial Risk

50

*Business/Industry Risk

18

*Management Risks

12

*Security Risks

10

*Relationship Risks

10


Step iii & iv. Establish the key parameters and assign weightge to each of the key parameters

 

principal risk components

Key parameters

Weight (%)

Financial Risk

50

leverage

15

liquidity

15

profitibility

15

coverage

5

Business/Industry Risk

18

Size of business

5

Age of business

3

Business outlook

3

Industry growth

3

Market competition

2

Entry/exit barriers

2

Management Risks

12

experience

5

succession

4

Team work

3

Security Risks

10

Security coverage

4

Collateral coverage

4

support

2

Relationship Risks

10

Account conduct

5

Utilization of limit

2

Compliance of convenants/condition

2

Personal deposit

1

 

Step v. input data to arrive at the score on the key parameters

After the risk identification & weightage assignment process, the next steps will be to input actual parameter in the score sheet to arrive at the score corresponding to the actual parameters.

Step vi. Arrive at the credit risk grading based on total score obtained.

 

number

Risk grading

Short name

score

1

Superior

SUP

*100% cash covered

*government guarantee

*international bank

 

 

 

 

guarantee

2

Good

GD

85+

3

Acceptable

ACCPT

75-84

4

Marginal/watchlist

MG/WL

65-74

5

Special mention

SMA

55-64

6

Sub-standard

SS

45-54

7

doubtful

DF

35-44

8

Bad & loss

BL

<35