Research Article

Weight of the Default Component of CDS Spreads: Avoiding Procyclicality in Credit Loss Provisioning Framework

Table 4

Lifetime ECL for the bond of the Windstream Services as of March 30, 2018.

Lifetime ECL for Windstream Services LLC exposure as of March 30, 2018

Date (mm.yyyy)09.201803.201903.202003.202103.202203.202308.2023
Maturity horizon (years) (A)0.5123455.3
Spread quotes (bps)3808.22980.92428.92459.52692.23035.83036.7
WDC of BB-rated CDS57.0%57.0%56.8%56.6%51.4%46.1%45.3%
Default component (bps)2169.61698.21379.31392.11382.51399.71375.4
Current cumulative PD projection (see (1))17.13%26.03%40.18%56.90%70.80%83.89%86.70%
Current marginal PD projection (B)17.13%8.90%14.15%16.72%13.90%13.09%2.81%
Coupon6.375%6.375%6.375%6.375%6.375%6.375%6.375%
Initial Yield (C)6.375%6.375%6.375%6.375%6.375%6.375%6.375%
LGD (D)60%60%60%60%60%60%60%
EAD/Nominal (p.p.) (E)103.19103.19106.38106.38106.38106.38102.17
Marginal ECL (F = B×D×E / (1+C) A)10.295.187.988.876.936.131.24

ECL lifetime (p.p.)46.61