Brunswick Corporation: Navico acquisition is credit negative because it will increase leverage but does not impact ratings or outlook
Brunswick's planned Navico acquisition will increase financial leverage but no impact to ratings or outlook.Brunswick is a global designer, manufacturer, and marketer of recreation marine products including marine engines, boats, and parts and accessories for those products. The company operates in the following segments: Marine Engine, which manufactures and markets a range of outboard, sterndrive, and inboard engine and propulsion systems under, among other brand names, Mercury, Mercury MerCruiser, Mercury Racing, and MotorGuide brands; and Boat, which manufactures and markets the following types of boats: fiberglass sport boats, cruisers, sport fishing and center-console, offshore fishing, aluminum and fiberglass fishing, pontoon, utility, deck, inflatable, tow/wake, and heavy-gauge aluminum.
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