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 | June 2009 |
Moody's | Baa2 | P-2 | stable | September 2009 |
The benchmark bonds ISIN XS0268584298, ISIN XS0268583993 and ISIN XS0408678133 as well as the under Debt Issuance Programme (MTN) issued benchmark bonds ISIN XS0169240164, ISIN XS0230962853 and ISIN XS0408678133 have been rated by Standard and Poor's and Moody's with BBB+ and Baa1, respectively.
News
Bertelsmann Off to an Excellent Start in 2010
First-quarter Operating EBIT more than doubles Group revenues up slightlyCost and efficiency program continues to contribute to success
Bertelsmann second-half turnaround yields FY’09 profit
Consolidated revenues of €15.4 billionOperating EBIT of €1.4 billion, again at a high levelSavings of around €1 billion have been realized Net financial debt reduced by almost 20 percent to...
Strong demand for Bertelsmann's cash tender offer for Profit Participation Certificates 2001
Approx. 43 percent of outstanding par value offered for saleIncrease of maximum repurchase amount from EUR 150 million to EUR 214,295,210.00 Acceptance of all offers to sell in the amount of EUR...
