Issuer Moody's rating (short-term)
What is it?
The Moody's issuer short-term rating reflects Moody's opinion of an issuer's ability to meet its short-term debt obligations — those with an original maturity of less than one year. It is assigned at the issuer level using Moody's Prime rating scale.
Rating scale
| Rating | Description |
| P-1 | Superior ability to repay short-term obligations. |
| P-2 | Strong ability to repay short-term obligations. |
| P-3 | Acceptable ability to repay short-term obligations. |
| NP (Not Prime) | Does not fall within any of the Prime rating categories. |
| NR | No Moody's rating is assigned. |
Why is it important?
- Provides a standardized measure of an issuer's short-term creditworthiness from Moody's, one of the three major global rating agencies.
- Complements the long-term issuer rating by covering near-term liquidity and debt repayment capacity.
- Enables comparison of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch short-term issuer ratings on a single platform.
- Available as a column and filter in the Bond Screener for registered users.