EU COMMUNICATIONS: COMMUNICATIONS: Swisscom Placed On Review By Ratings Agencies

Mar-15 16:17



  • EUR spreads relatively muted; EUR 28s 3bps wider DoD, CHF spreads up to 5bps wider on the day.
  • Moody’s-adj debt/EBITDA ratio seen at 2.6x-2.7x by 2026 (from 1.3x in 2023) against pre-review thresholds of 1.5x & 2.25x
  • Moody's-adj RCF/debt seen at 25%-27% through 2026 (from 38% in 2023) due to increased dividends and one-off integration costs vs. pre-review thresholds of 35% & 40%.
  • Reported net leverage seen rising above the Swiss gov’t’s 2.4x cap implying less support which is another downgrade trigger.
  • S&P-adj debt/EBITDA ratio seen at 2.9x in 2024 (from 1.7x in 2023) against a downgrade threshold of 2.5x. S&P-adj CF/debt seen at 10-15% by end-2024(from ~23% in 2023).
  • S&P expect to lower ratings by one notch when the transaction closes.

Historical bullets

BOE: Bernanke report expected in the Spring

Feb-14 16:16
  • Bailey said Bernanke is writing his report now - and it is expected to be released "some time in the Spring".
  • That timing is broadly in line with expectations.

US TSYS: US TSY 17W AUCTION: NON-COMP BIDS $544 MLN FROM $60.000 BLN TOTAL

Feb-14 16:15
  • US TSY 17W AUCTION: NON-COMP BIDS $544 MLN FROM $60.000 BLN TOTAL

STIR: BLOCK, Dec'24 SOFR In-the-Money Put

Feb-14 15:57
  • 11,000 SFRZ4 95.50 puts, 33.5 ref 95.65 at 1020:24ET