RATING ACTION:
On September 20, 2024, CariCRIS reaffirmed the Issuer/Corporate Ratings assigned to NCB Capital Markets Limited (NCBCML or the Company) at CariA- (Foreign Currency Rating) and CariA (Local Currency Rating) on the regional scale, and jmAA- (Local Currency Rating) on the Jamaica national scale. A stable outlook was maintained.
RATING SENSITIVITY FACTORS:
Factors that could, individually or collectively, lead to an improvement of the ratings and/or outlook include:
- Improving profitability by 10% or more for 2 consecutive periods as a result of higher income earned from its asset management and investment banking segments
- Improvement in 1-year Liquidity Gap ratio to 35% or better for two consecutive years
- Improvement in the Government of Jamaica’s (GoJ) credit rating leading to an improved credit risk profile of National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCBJ or the Parent)
- Growth in Tangible Net Worth (TNW) by 15% or more for 2 consecutive financial periods
Factors that could, individually or collectively, lead to a lowering of the ratings and/or outlook include:
- Worsening of NCBCML’s short-term J$ liquidity measures over a 24-month period
- A downgrade in the GoJ’s credit rating leading to a deteriorated credit risk profile of NCBJ
- A reduction in NCBCML’s capital adequacy ratio to below the Systematically Important Financial Institution (SIFI) regulatory minimum of 14%
- A Reduction in Profit After Tax (PAT) by 15% or more for 1 financial year
- A contraction in TNW/total assets ratio to 10% or less for 2 consecutive financial periods
Analysts’ Contact Info:
Keith Hamlet
Mobile : 1-868-487-8356
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Maxwell Gooding
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www.caricris.com
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