Securitization Dependency
How reliant is the business on capital markets access?
Assessment Spectrum
Assessment Labels
Every analysis assigns one of 4 categorical labels to this signal. Labels represent a spectrum from best to worst assessment.
Business can operate normally without regular capital markets access. Funding is diversified or internally generated.
Capital markets access supports growth but isn't essential for operations. Business can survive temporary market closures.
Business model depends significantly on ongoing capital markets access. Extended market closure would materially impair profitability.
Business cannot function without continuous capital markets access. Even brief market disruption threatens viability.
What This Signal Captures
Emerges From
This derived signal emerges from analysis synthesis within these lenses when company-specific patterns warrant the additional categorization.
How to Interpret
This signal measures how exposed a company is to capital markets disruption. High dependency creates correlation risk—the company's profitability becomes tied to credit market conditions even if that's not its primary business.