FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
Common Questions
A hint! Read our Frequently
Asked Questions.
Here you find the most frequently asked questions from our customers.
 | Which information has most impact on the rating? Fresh Financial Statement, new remarks on payment, and change in board of directors are those information elements which has the most impact on the rating. |
| Which characteristics have a company with
AAA-rating? The company must be well established (more than 5 years old, in Sweden more than 10 years), the key financial figures must be strong, no new remarks on payment either on the company or on the key persons. |
| Which characteristics have a company with
"-" Rating not determinded? We lack essential information, or the information is too old. The reason might be that the company will be merged with another company, or will be dissolved. |
| Which sources do Dun & Bradstreet collect
information form? We collect information from all official sources such as Companies House, Tax authority, courts, debt collection etc. |
| What is a D-U-N-S Number? D-U-N-S Number is a short name for Data Universal Numbering System, all the companies in D&B's database world wide (42 mio) have their own D-U-N-S. D-U-N-S Number is accepted as a unique number by United Nations, US Government, European Union, ISO and other as an international identification number which can be used for instance when transmitting via Edifact. All legal entities have their own unique D-U-N-S Number. |
| What is a "claim in bankruptcy"? A "claim in bankruptcy" is the account receivable the company had on another company that has gone bankrupt. |
| Which legal forms are included in the Nordic Rating
system? In Denmark we have rating on Public and Private Limited companies. In Finland the rating system covers all legal forms. In Norway we have rating on Public and Private Limited companies, Sole Proprietorships, Co-operations, Associations, and Branch of Foreign Co. In Sweden we have rating on Public and Private Limited companies, Sole Proprietorships, General and Limited Partnerships. |
| When will the inquired company /consumer be
notified? When a report on a consumer is inquired a copy of the report will automatic be sent to the consumer. The copy contains the name of the company who inquired the report. If information on key persons is used to calculate a rating on a company, a copy will be sent to the consumer, the copy contains name of the company who inquired the report. Regarding copy of the information on key persons this only affect Norwegian and Swedish companies. |
| Which currency and decimal points and commas does
D&B use? All figures are presented in local currency. Figures from the balance sheet are in thousands and separated with a comma. Key figures has a decimal point as separation. |
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