Credit-Rating affirms BBC-LTD LLC’s bonds at uaBBB
Credit-Rating, a nationally recognized credit rating agency in Ukraine has today announced that it affirmed at uaBBB the long-term credit rating assigned to registered housing bonds (series A and B) issued by Kiev-based BBC-LTD LLC (‘issuer’ or ‘company’) for the amount of UAH200m due Sep. 9, 2012 and Sep. 11, 2011 respectively to the series mentioned. The outlook on the rating has been changed to negative from stable.
An obligor or a debt liability with uaBBB credit rating is characterized with the SUFFICIENT creditworthiness as compared to other Ukrainian obligors or debt liabilities. This level of creditworthiness is affected by adverse changes in commercial, financial and economic conditions.
Negative outlook indicates that there is a possibility to downgrade the rating in the course of the year, on condition that negative tendencies are retained and current risks are realized.
The change of outlook is in response to issuer’s restructuring settlements with the creditors by bonds of series A and B for UAH37m or 18.5% of the overall issue, which have been offered for before-due repayment. The company has performed early repayment of 21.6% of liabilities by bonds offered, with the rest of the bonds restructured and to be repaid on Sep. 13, 2010. Further changes in the outlook and in the rating are contingent upon financial state of the company and its timely and full payments on the restructured liabilities.
Credit-Rating’s note:
The company is among 4 largest distributors of pharmaceutical products
operating all over Ukraine, being a participant of ABC-Alyans Corporation, which was
founded in 2006. Other participants of the corporation are Apteka BBC LLC and
Construction Ukrainian Union LLC. The company is represented by 14 regional warehouses
located in oblast centres and own office and stock complex located in Kiev Oblast. The
company performs its sales via 16 regional warehouses and a promotional department. The
company’s good’s turnover was recorded at UAH2,134.4m in 2008, with the market share
being at around 18% according to the company. The sole participant of the company is ABC
Pharma LLC as at 2008-end.
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