V začetku januarja 2001 so korejske bonitetne agencije družbi Hynix dodelile dolgoročno bonitetno oceno BBB- , Standard and Poor's pa mu je dal špekulativno oceno B. 22. januarja 2001 so korejske agencije znižale oceno na špekulativno BB+. Standard and Poor's je oceno znižal marca 2001 na B- , avgusta 2001 na CCC+ in oktobra 2001 na "selective default" ("SD", podjetje, ki plačuje le nekatere obveznosti). (23)
At the beginning of January 2001 the rating of Hynix was investment grade BBB- according to the Korean rating agencies and a speculative grade B by Standard and Poor's. The Korean agencies downgraded Hynix to speculative BB+ grade on 22 January 2001. The Standard and Poor's rating was downgraded to B- in March 2001, CCC+ in August 2001 and `selective default` (`SD` ) in October 2001. (23)