RE: Director resignation/Junk bond sell off.13 Apr 2023 11:24
The unprofitable automaker raised 654 million pounds ($776 million) in September via a rights issue that brought in Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund as a major investor. The funding drive, the automaker’s second since listing in 2018, was partly to pay off existing debt.
Despite this, the UK automaker’s net debt increased to 833 million pounds as of the end of September from 809 million the year before, company figures show.
“Aston Martin Lagonda still screens as a candidate for future recapitalization by the time the business achieves a viable operating structure, possibly 2024,” Philippe Houchois, chief automotive equity analyst at Jefferies, said in an investor note.