Moody’s assigns B1 rating to PT Bhakti Investama | Press release
Hong Kong, May 03, 2013 — Moody’s Investors Service today assigned a corporate family rating (CFR) of B1 to PT Bhakti Investama Tbk. (“BHIT”).
The outlook for the rating is stable.
This is the first time Moody’s has assigned a rating to BHIT.
At the same time, Moody’s has also assigned a provisional (P)B2 rating with a stable outlook to the proposed USD senior secured notes to be
issued by BHIT’s wholly owned subsidiary, Ottawa Holdings Pte. Ltd.
Proceeds from the bond will ultimately be used to fund BHIT’s up to 26.6% stake in MNC Land, valued at around US$200 million. Proceeds will also be
used for the initial funding of a debt service account and for general corporate purposes.
The notes will be guaranteed by BHIT.
Moody’s will remove the provisional rating status of the senior secured notes upon completion of the issuance and satisfactory review of the
final documentation.
RATINGS RATIONALE
“BHIT’s B1 rating recognizes the company’s defensible market position and solid cash flow generated by its core media business, which has a long
established record in content and advertising and its expanding pay TV business, together which contributed over 95% to BHIT’s consolidated
operating profit in 2012″ says Annalisa Di Chiara, a Vice President - Senior Analyst at Moody’s.
The media assets relate to BHIT’s 51.55% stake in PT Global Mediacom Tbk (“Mediacom) which in turn owns a 69.47% stake in PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk (“MNC”, Ba3 Stable), the leading free-to-air (FTA) provider in Indonesia, and a 66.47% stake in PT MNC Sky Vision Tbk (“Sky Vision”, B2
Positive), the leading pay TV operator in Indonesia. BHIT also has a direct 9.6% interest in Sky Vision.
Effectively, BHIT’s current direct and indirect ownerships in MNC and SkyVision are 35.8% and 43.8%, respectively.
“This market leading media business is expected to provide stable cash flows and a stream of cash dividends, which will ultimately support the
debt servicing capabilities of BHIT. As a result, the current operating performance and credit profile of the media business provides an anchor
for the BHIT’s rating”, adds Di Chiara.
As an investment holding company, BHIT’s investment strategy is geared towards high growth, high return businesses. As a result, management
envisions the non-media related businesses contributing around 25-30% of consolidated revenues by 2015 as these grow and develop, reducing the
contribution from the media businesses to around 65%-70%.
Therefore, Moody’s assessment of BHIT’s credit profile also considers the credit quality and risk factors associated with the Group’s other
strategic assets and portfolio investments outside of the core media business. These include: 1) a 89.77% interest in PT MNC Kapital Tbk.
(“Kaptial”), a financial services provider; 2) a 99.9% interest in PT MNC Energi Tbk (“Energi”), an energy & natural resources company; and 3)
a potential 26.6% interest in MNC Land, a real estate business with significant proposed developments in the pipeline.
The investment in MNC Land is to be funded by a substantial portion of the proceeds of the proposed bond.
“In our view, the non-media related businesses in the Group, separately and collectively, have weaker market positions, lower margins and higher
associated cash flow volatility which translate into higher business and financial risks.
These businesses will also require inorganic growth and investments in
order to achieve the scale and market position management targets which
also heighten event and execution risks, particularly given the limited
track record of success in these businesses, ” adds Di Chiara.
Moody’s financial analysis of BHIT considers the consolidated audited
financial reports, which consolidate all major group companies. At the
same time, we analyze the holding company’s cash flows against its
debt-servicing capability.
Moody’s expects coverage of interest from cash dividends at the holding
company level, BHIT, to remain above 1.5x.
All of these factors, in combination, support a rating for the group of
B1 with a stable outlook.
The (P)B2 rating on the proposed USD senior secured notes reflects the
complex organizational and legal structure and thus factors in structural
subordination. As a holding company, BHIT is entirely reliant on
dividends. The claims of BHIT’s creditors on the assets and cash flows of
BHIT’s operating units are subordinate to those of the direct creditors
of the operating units, as the majority of the group’s debt is incurred
at the operating unit level with dividends being up streamed from key
operating assets with which to service its obligations.
The stable outlook reflects our expectations that BHIT will maintain its
51% stake in Mediacom and coverage of interest from cash dividends at
the holding company level, BHIT, will remain above 1.5x.
Ratings upside is limited at this stage, given the limited track record
of success and higher business risks associated with BHIT’s non-media
related businesses. Longer term upside may materialize, once the growing
non-media businesses develop a size and market position that allows them
to contribute materially and predictably to debt servicing at BHIT.
On the other hand, negative rating pressure could evolve if the operating
risk profile of its media businesses increased significantly, resulting
in more volatile cash flows, which might be motivated by (1) a material
downturn in advertising spend; (2) MNC or Sky Vision losing their
dominant positions in the Indonesian FTA television market and Pay TV
market, respectively; (3) laws and regulations change, such that its
business in media, financial services or energy is adversely impacted;
and (4) the company embarks on aggressive debt-funded acquisitions.
The principal methodology used in these ratings was Global Investment
Holding Companies Methodology published in October 2007. Please see the
Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com for a copy of this methodology.
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