GE's plan to take on debt could pressure credit metrics - Moody's
Reuters
Published Aug 22, 2016 06:08AM ET
GE's plan to take on debt could pressure credit metrics - Moody's
(Reuters) - General Electric Co's (N:GE) plan to take on $20 billion of debt adds to the "uncertainty surrounding its ability to mitigate" pressure on credit metrics, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.
Moody's downgraded GE's senior unsecured debt rating to A1 in April 2015 due to concerns about the industrial-focused businesses and lower resiliency of cash flows and earnings.
The prospect of additional debt is the latest sign that GE is consciously shifting toward a credit profile that is more fully levered and typical of other large industrial peers, Moody's analyst Russell Solomon said in a statement.
"This is compounded by the ballooning debt-like pension deficit GE is already facing, further elevating leverage."
The company had borrowings of $156.4 billion as of June 30.
The industrial conglomerate, long considered a bellwether for the U.S. economy, reported a better-than-expected profit last month, but weak demand for its new oil, gas and transportation equipment raised concerns about its full-year performance.
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