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Rating System & Distribution (as at November 27, 2023)
| Rating |
Ratings Distribution |
Corporate Finance Services Provided* |
Normal |
Actual |
Integrated and E&P |
Energy Services |
Energy Technology |
Infrastructure |
| Sector Outperform |
30% |
52% |
67% |
0% |
40% |
22% |
| Sector Perform |
40% |
37% |
28% |
100% |
53% |
9% |
| Sector Underperform |
30% |
4% |
0% |
0% |
7% |
0% |
| Restricted/Under Review |
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7% |
6% |
0% |
0% |
80% |
| Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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*Corporate Finance Services column shows the percentage of companies within
each category from which the firm has received corporate finance revenues
within the past twelve months or expects to receive in the next three
months. |
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