Escambia County is about to Bond $83Million dollars to help re-build our jail. This requires that investors know what our financial condition is, and this is based upon a specific "rating" from a rating agency. Moody's investors service examined our books, met with our personnel, and has issued their rating of Escambia County. Moody's has rated the bonds at Aa3 while affirming the county's Aa2 issuer rating.
What does this mean? You can read detailed information about this ratings system here if you are so inclined. We are strong financially, and in a good position to borrow offering low risk to the investors who purchase the bonds.
You can read Moody's complete report on Escambia County here. This report has a lot of interesting data about the County and the way we have managed debt historically.
From the Report:
Credit Strengths
» Rebounding tax base with proximity to military bases
» Solid debt service coverage with low outstanding debt
Credit Challenges
» Below average wealth and income levels
» Lack of debt service reserve on the current issuance
» Coastal proximity leading to higher risk from storm damage
No comments:
Post a Comment
Abusive, profane, and/or off-topic posts will not be allowed. Unprovoked ad-hominem attacks will not be tolerated. All posts are subject to moderation, posts that violate these policies, spam, posts containing off-color language, and any other inappropriate comments or content, as determined by the blog administrator, will remain in moderation and may not be added on the site. This site is not my campaign site, but in an abundance of caution I will offer the below disclaimer.