ThaiBev's rating lowered on higher debt level

THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013
ThaiBev's rating lowered on higher debt level

Standard and Poor's Ratings Services on Thursday lowered the rating of Thai Beverage by one notch to "BBB-" on higher leverage.

 



The rating agency expects Thai Bev’s higher debt and lower cash flow adequacy to weaken its financial risk profile over the next 24 months, following the completion of the company’s debt-funded acquisition of a stake in F&N. It does not expect the business risk profile to improve significantly during this time.