Rating

Rating agencies evaluate the creditworthiness of companies. A rating describes the assessment of a company's ability to meet its interest and repayment obligations in the future. The higher the rating, the smaller the estimated potential risk.  A company with a good rating can, as a rule, borrow money on the capital market on better terms than a company with a poor rating. 

K+S has an "investment grade" rating provided on 23 April 2009.  This rating was sought by us and enables us to achieve our financial objectives.

Current Ratings

Rating agency Rating Outlook Date of last update
Standard &Poor's: BBB+ stable 08 September 2011
Moody's: Baa2 stable 29 November 2010

Here you can find the Rating definitions of Standard&Poor's and Moody's.

A rating history since initiation on 23 April 2009

More information on the financial situation and the net indebtedness