Morningstar DBRS Notes SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.’s Name Change to AtkinsRéalis Group Inc.
ServicesDBRS Limited (Morningstar DBRS) notes that, effective May 16, 2024, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (rated BB(high) with a Positive trend) changed its name to AtkinsRéalis Group Inc.
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE CONSIDERATIONS
Environmental (E) Factors
There were no Environmental factor(s) that had a relevant or significant effect on the credit analysis.
Social (S) Factors
There were no Social factor(s) that had a relevant or significant effect on the credit analysis.
Governance (G) Factors
There were no Governance factor(s) that had a relevant or significant effect on the credit analysis.
A description of how Morningstar DBRS considers ESG factors within the Morningstar DBRS analytical framework can be found in the Morningstar DBRS Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings (23 January 2024) https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/427030/morningstar-dbrs-criteria:-approach-to-environmental,-social,-and-governance-risk-factors-in-credit-ratings
BUSINESS RISK ASSESSMENT (BRA) AND FINANCIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (FRA)
(A) Weighting of BRA Factors
In the analysis of AtkinsRéalis, the relative weighting of the BRA factors was approximately equal.
(B) Weighting of FRA Factors
In the analysis of AtkinsRéalis, the relative weighting of the FRA factors was approximately equal.
(C) Weighting of the BRA and the FRA
In the analysis of AtkinsRéalis, the BRA and the FRA carry approximately equal weight.
Notes:
All figures are in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise noted.
Morningstar DBRS applied the following principal methodology:
Global Methodology for Rating Companies in the Services Industry (15 April 2024)
[https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/431185]
Morningstar DBRS credit ratings may use one or more sections of the Morningstar DBRS Global Corporate Criteria [(15 April 2024) - https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/431186], which covers, for example, topics such as holding companies and parent/subsidiary relationships, guarantees, recovery, and common adjustments to financial ratios.
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