Cement News tagged under: debt
Cementos Portland renegotiates debt agreement16 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsSpain's Cementos Portland has renegotiated its EUR1.114bn debt with its bank, according to the FCC subsidiary. It is the company's second refinancing in two years after the last agreement in July 2012. In the latest agreement, the company will postpone the payment of EUR50m of liabilities which expired on 30 June to 30 September. The payment follows the 2012 agreement to refinance a syndicated loan. Some 85.32 per cent of its debtors have agreed to sign the agreement – more than the tw... |
Fitch: Spanish tax ruling negative for Cemex28 April 2014, Published under Cement NewsThe recent ruling by Spanish tax authorities to fine Cemex Espana EUR455m will slow the recovery of Cemex’s credit profile but will not result in a negative rating action to the 'B+' rating of Cemex or the 'BB-' of the company's bonds, according to Fitch Ratings. Cemex has announced it plans to appeal this fine, which was levied for alleged underpayment of taxes between 2006 and 2009. Cemex will not have to make payments, in whole or in part, during the appeal process. The timing of the res... |
China Shanshui seeks to refinance debt and trim 2014 capex28 March 2014, Published under Cement NewsChina Shanshui Cement is seeking to refinance debt and cut capital expenditure by half this year after earnings fell for a second year, according to CreditSights Inc. The cement maker, which had CNY6.9bn (US$1.1bn) of short-term debt including loans and corporate bonds at the end of last year, plans to use proceeds from a newly issued domestic medium-term note to repay CNY900m due today. Management is still considering how to refinance a CNY1.5bn bond which matures in July. Shanshui Ce... |
Deutsche Bank downgrades Jaiprakash to “sell”, India24 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsDeutsche Bank downgrades India's Jaiprakash Associates Ltd to "sell" from "hold", due to higher-than-expected debt. The bank says the company's consolidated debt of INR612bn (US$10.24bn) came in at INR10bn above its estimates. It has also cut its FY14 earnings estimates for the India-based cement producer by 14 per cent and that of FY15 by nine per cent, citing a "high degree of operating leverage" in a "weak cement demand environment." |
HeidelbergCement cancels S&P ratings agreement26 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsHeidelbergCement has cancelled its long-standing rating agreement with the rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P). Its agreements with FitchRatings and Moody's will continue unchanged. HeidelbergCement's issuer/corporate rating is Ba1 stable by Moody's Investor Service and BB+ stable by Fitch Ratings. "Thanks to its outstanding reputation at the credit markets and the ratings from Moody’s and Fitch, HeidelbergCement retains a strong capability to successfully execute capital market tran... |
Cemex's nine-month EBITDA rises 9%16 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsIn the first nine months of the year, Cemex’ turnover decreased 2.1 per cent to US$11,273.8m but the EBITDA did improve nine per cent to US$2003.2m. The company's gearing is coming down but is still at very high levels. For the nine months to September 2012, the trading profit rose by 37.8 per cent to US$1921.8m and the net interest charge increased by 3.7 per cent to US$1044.8m. After taking losses on financial instruments and other non-trading items into account, the pre-tax loss, whic... |
Cemex sees 9% increase in 3Q12 operating EBITDA05 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsCemex said on Thursday it expects to report a nine per cent rise in operating cash flow in the third quarter of 2012, compared with the year-earlier period, although sales in dollar terms are expected to be down about two per cent. This is Cemex’s first results guidance in more than three years. The Mexican cement major said that adjusted for currency swings, sales in the third quarter were probably up three per cent from a year earlier, and EBITDA was likely 13 per cent higher. The res... |
Cemex completes refinancing deal, Mexico18 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsCemex said on Monday it has completed its plan to refinance US$7.2bn of debt and push back maturities by up to four years. Last week, the company and nearly all of its creditors finally settled on a new agreement that includes a debt swap, a US$1bn prepayment in March 2013, some asset sales, and revised financial covenants. Participating creditors will now receive about US$6.16bn in a combination of new loans and new dollar private placement notes, plus US$500m of new, high-yield notes ... |
Cemex clears refinancing deal, considers asset sales11 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsCemex will extend maturities of bank loans by three years after its restructuring offer won acceptance from creditors holding 92.6 per cent of the debt. The offer had to be accepted by 91 per cent of creditors to go through after the threshold was lowered from an initial 95 per cent, and the transaction is expected to become effective in the following weeks, the company said in a statement. Cemex plans to sell US$500 of new 9.5 per cent senior notes due in 2018 as part of the exchange. ... |
Lafarge Malayan Cement expects robust 2H12 demand05 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsAt Lafarge Malayan Cement’s analysts 2Q12 briefing held on Monday, the company said it expects the robust cement demand seen in the first half to continue in the second half. The company expects the healthy demand scenario to be driven by the implementation of large infrastructure projects such as the new LCCT terminal and coal power plants. Group utilisation rates remain high at 85-90 per cent, enabling management to cut back on cement exports in favour of serving the domestic market.... |