Reduce Risk to Your Business with the Right Tools
The CTOS SME Financial Health Indicator (FHI) is a risk rating system that evaluates the financial position of a company in the next 12 months and assigns a potential credit line for the company.
It’s a fast and easy way to assess your potential or existing customers and business partners (small-and-medium sized enterprises) without the hassle of complicated financial analysis.
It has two components that can be used in conjunction to assess an SME’s financial position and determine the appropriate level of credit to be extended.
The Risk Indicator is divided into 7 bands starting from A to F, in increasing order of the indicative risk profile of the company’s financial position within the next 12 months. In cases where the indicator cannot be computed, an exclusion code will be shown.
The Potential Credit Line refers to the total amount of loans that can be extended to this company. The stated Potential Credit Line range amount can be considered as acceptable risk, subject to the risk appetite of the lender.
For example, the Company below can potentially take on the credit lines of up to RM1,000,000 to RM2,000,000. If you are planning to extend a clean loan or credit line to this Company, it can help you decide how much to extend to the Company. Please bear in mind that the figure refers to total loan exposure, which could be from multiple lenders added together so you might not be the only one.
► How to use it?
CTOS SME FHI provides in-depth analyses of SMEs and helps to meet the market demands by:
- Empowering the lenders with a risk predictive indicator
- Simplifying the underwriting process and thereby reducing the turnaround time
- Helping build and implement business and risk strategies tailored to the risk of the SME
- Making assessment faster as information used is consent-free.
CTOS SME Financial Health Indicator and its uses:
Acquisition
Pre-screening of your borrowers which can significantly improve prospecting, sales and operational efficiencies.
Risk Appraisal
Supplements the underwriting process by providing an objective and consistent interpretation of the credit risk associated with your borrower.
Portfolio Monitoring and Management
Manage the portfolio health of your borrowers more easily. CTOS SME FHI supports your Risk Mitigation, Business Expansion and Portfolio Retention strategies effectively.
Targeted Decisions
Provides recommended limits to help you decide how much to lend by assessing the risk appetite of your borrower (based on your borrower’s total loan exposure).