S&P Global Ratings on Aug. 7 lowered AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc.'s issuer credit rating to B from B+.
The outlook of the Kansas-based motion picture exhibitor is stable.
The rating agency downgraded the issue-level rating on AMC's senior secured debt to BB- from BB, and to B from B+ on the subordinated debt. The downgrade reflects S&P's expectation that discretionary cash flow could turn negative for full year 2018 and leverage will remain elevated around 6x over the next two to three years.
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