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Adani Group plans to reduce its leverage over the next five years, with no intention of issuing offshore bonds until 2027. Their CFO sai that the next foreign currency bond sale will likely be a dollar bond, adding that domestic issuances will continue. Adani Group aims to pare down leverage until 2030 to levels similar to utilities in OECD countries. Bloomberg notes that the move is likely a response to the widened bond spreads following the Hindenburg allegations and a US DOJ investigation, which the group has categorically denied. Adani Group’s leverage has already decreased, with the net debt-to-EBITDA ratio falling from 3.81x to 2.63x over the past three years. Despite a recent rise in net debt to $26.9bn, faster earnings growth has helped reduce the overall leverage, Bloomberg noted. However, the group emphasized the need to balance deleveraging efforts with its capex plans, that include spending between $15-20bn annually over the next five years. Last year, the group said that it would invest $10bn in US energy security and infrastructure projects. Regarding this, the CFO stated that there would be no need to borrow in order to finance this investment, as it would be within the group’s ‘cash envelope’.
Adani Ports’ dollar notes were trading weaker with its 3.1% 2031s at 89.3, yielding 5.4%.
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