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ALSTOM SA: Moody’s Investors Service confirms Alstom’s Baa3 long-term issuer rating. Credit outlook lowered to negative from stable. Alstom reaffirms its commitment to an Investment Grade rating.

Moody’s Investors Service confirms Alstom’s Baa3 long-term issuer rating

Credit outlook lowered to negative from stable

Alstom reaffirms its commitment to an Investment Grade rating 

12 October 2023 – The credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has on 12 October decided to confirm Alstom’s Baa3 long-term issuer rating. It has lowered its credit outlook to Negative from Stable. The details of the action taken by Moody’s are as follows: 

Alstom Moody’s rating
Outlook  Negative  (vs Stable) 
Issuer rating  Baa3 (unchanged) 
Senior Unsecured  Baa3 (unchanged) 
Short-term rating  P-3 (unchanged) 

                                                            Source :Moody’s Investors Service.  

Moody’s methodology: 

Moody’s is using the Global Manufacturing Companies rating methodology (published in 2021) to rate Alstom. Under this methodology, some factors (using Moody’s specific calculation) are weighted in order to assess the final rating of the Group.  

Factors that could lead to a downgrade:  

Factors   Moody’s trigger 
Moody’s adjusted EBITA Margin <5%  
Moody’s adjusted leverage Gross Debt / EBITDA  3.75x  
Liquidity   FCF<0 
Financial policy Less conservative 

Source :Moody’s Investors Service.

Factors that could lead to an upgrade:  

Factors  Moody’s trigger 
Moody’s adjusted EBITA Margin >6%  
Moody’s adjusted leverage Gross Debt / EBITDA <2.75x  
Liquidity   FCF>0 
Financial policy Conservative 

Source :Moody’s Investors Service.

Alstom anticipates the change in credit outlook will have no impact on its ability to access short-term financing and contract execution. The Group reaffirms its commitment to an Investment Grade rating. On 4 October 2023, the Group confirmed its mid-term targets regarding sales growth, book-to-bill, profitability and cash generation. 

Alstom will publish its full set of results for the first half of fiscal year 2023/24 on 15 November 2023 followed by an analyst and investor call hosted by Chairman & CEO, Henri Poupart-Lafarge, and CFO, Bernard Delpit. 

 

 

About Alstom

 

   
Alstom commits to contribute to a low carbon future by developing and promoting innovative and sustainable transportation solutions that people enjoy riding. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, Alstom offers its diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. With its presence in 63 countries and a talent base of over 80,000 people from 175 nationalities, the company focusses its design, innovation, and project management skills to where mobility solutions are needed most. Listed in France, Alstom generated revenues of €16.5 billion for the fiscal year ending on 31 March 2023.
For more information, please visit www.alstom.com
 
 
  Contacts Press:
Coralie COLLET – Tel.: +33 (0) 7 63 63 09 62  
coralie.collet@alstomgroup.com

 

Thomas ANTOINE – Tel. : +33 (0) 6 11 47 28 60
thomas.antoine@alstomgroup.com

Investor relations:
Martin VAUJOUR – Tel. : +33 (0) 6 88 40 17 57
martin.vaujour@alstomgroup.com

 

Estelle MATURELL ANDINO – Tel.: +33 (0)6 71 37 47 56
estelle.maturell@alstomgroup.com

 

 

 

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