We recently met with James Smith, TalkTalk CEO. With the 1st lien bond now trading at 45 or 2.8x EBITDAaL after a sharp sell off in recent weeks, we believe that the risk-reward now looks attractive with M&A optionality not being priced in and upgrade the first-lien debt to Overweight.
The Europe HY Trade Book for May 2025 includes current trade recommendations drawn from our European HY coverage universe, along with relative-value scatter plots and tables by industry. We also discuss the US tariff situation and key related impacts.
In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: Playtech, Scan Global Logistics, Liberty Global, Clarios, TalkTalk, Modulaire, Klockner Pentaplast, EnQuest Plc, Tata Motors, Cirsa, Ineos, Motel One, Ineos Quattro
In this publication, we review the past year and discuss our outlook for the next 12 months. We begin our discussion with the macro factors at play, including GDP forecasts, the geopolitical landscape and our expectations for cost inflation. We also trace the development of primary markets in the European HY space, and give our view on defaults in general as well as for our coverage universe. We then discuss sector trends and expectations, along with earnings development for companies under our ...
In today's Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: CeramTec, Guala Closures, Kiloutou, TeamSystem, TI Fluid Systems, Fedrigoni, Odido, House of HR, TalkTalk, Klockner Pentaplast, Profine, PureGym, Picard, Adler Pelzer, Bertrand Franchise, Standard Profil, Recordati, Kantar, Pasubio, Loewen Play, Pfleiderer, Hurtigruten, Motel One, Mahle
Over the weekend, it has been widely reported that the upcoming Budget this Wednesday will include a 2pp rise for employer national insurance tax. In this brief note, we run through the financial implications of this for the UK telecoms companies (BT, VMO2, TalkTalk and Vodafone) and who is most exposed.
After the disclosure last week from TalkTalk and liaising with the company, we have fully reviewed our model and publish new numbers. Although the business still faces a difficult future and management ability to hit past guidance has been poor, we move from Underweight back to Neutral given the sharp recent decline seen in the bond pricing.
TalkTalk has announced a successful completion of their current refinancing to push out bond maturities to end 2027/ start 2028. However, new cashflow guidance given for FY25 leaves a far bigger hole than we had previously forecast and makes us even more concerned on the credit than before.
Full Article at IIR has reaffirmed its Recommended rating for PIA after undertaking a review post the appointment of a new Portfolio Manager, Harding Loevner. The full report can be found on the IIR website. On 26 July 2021, Pengana International Equities Limited (PIA) announced a fully franked dividend of 1.35 cents per share for the June quarter. This represents an 8% increase on the March quarter dividend and takes the total dividends declared for FY21 of 5.1 cents per share, fully franked....
TALKTALK TELECOM (GB), a company active in the Integrated Telecommunications industry, is favoured by a more supportive environment. The independent financial analyst theScreener has confirmed the fundamental rating of the title, which shows 3 out of 4 stars, as well as its unchanged, defensive market behaviour. The title leverages a more favourable environment and raises its general evaluation to Positive. As of the analysis date March 12, 2021, the closing price was GBp 96.90 and its potential...
The Vanguard Group, Inc. ( ) Form 8.3 - The Vanguard Group, Inc.: TalkTalk Telecom Group plc 12-March-2021 / 14:04 GMT/BST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: The Vanguard Group, Inc. (b) Owner or controller of int...
The Vanguard Group, Inc. ( ) Form 8.3 - The Vanguard Group, Inc.: TalkTalk Telecom Group plc 11-March-2021 / 14:13 GMT/BST Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. FORM 8.3 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 1. KEY INFORMATION (a) Full name of discloser: The Vanguard Group, Inc. (b) Owner or controller of int...
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