Moody’s Eyes Precision Castparts Upgrade
Moody’s Eyes Precision Castparts Upgrade
Jason Sandefur
Strong performance in recent months has Moody’s Investor Services reviewing Precision Castparts Corp. for a possible credit rating upgrade on its $200 million in long term debt.
Moody’s noted “fundamental drivers” in PCC’s market for aerospace fasteners and power generation indicate future growth.
“PCC’s results have benefited from organic growth, contributions from acquisitions, and ongoing cost reduction efforts and productivity enhancements,” the service noted.
On an LTM basis, PCC’s debt/EBITDA was measured at 0.3 times, EBIT/interest stood at 35 times, free cash flow/debt reached 145% and EBITA margins of 22% were achieved.
In addition, Portland, OR-based PCC ‘s scale has advanced over the last few years as a result of strong global end-markets, which provided requisite volumes to magnify the company’s operating profitability, consolidation of previous acquisitions, and realization of synergies as well as an ability to pass along higher raw material costs.
Moody’s last rating action for PCC was on February 19, 2008, when the company’s rating was changed to positive from stable. Web: precast.com �2008 FastenerNews.com
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