The determinants of credit rating: brazilian evidence
AUTOR(ES)
MurciaI, Flávia Cruz de Souza, Dal-Ri Murcia, Fernando, Rover, Suliani, Borba, José Alonso
FONTE
BAR, Braz. Adm. Rev.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2014-06
RESUMO
This study attempts to identify the determinant factors of credit rating in Brazil. The relevance of this proposal is based on the importance of the subject as well as the uniqueness of the Brazilian market. As for originality, the great majority of previous studies regarding credit rating have been developed in the US, UK and Australia; therefore the effect on other markets is still unclear, especially in emerging markets, like Brazil. We've used a Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) model considering a panel structure with a categorical dependent variable (credit rating) and ten independent variables: leverage, profitability, size, financial coverage, growth, liquidity, corporate governance, control, financial market performance and internationalization. The sample consisted of 153 rating observations during the period of 1997-2011 for a total of 49 public firms operating in the Brazilian Market. Results showed that leverage and internationalization are significant at the 1% level in explaining credit rating. Performance in the financial market was significant at a 5% level; profitability and growth were also statistically significant, but at a 10% significance level.
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