S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione SIIQ SpA to negative from stable and affirmed the BBB- issuer credit rating on the Italian retail real estate investment trust.
The company disclosed weaker-than-expected operating performance in the first half of 2019, and its credit metrics have also deteriorated and its debt-to-debt plus equity ratio has increased to about 49.5%, near Ratings' 50% threshold for a downgrade.
The negative outlook reflects the risk that the REIT could deviate from S&P base case, mainly if its operating performance remains weak, with continuously negative like-for-like growth in rents and portfolio valuation, and no improvement in vacancy, the rating agency said.
Ratings also sees risks in the REIT's debt-to-debt plus equity ratio increasing above 50% as a result of further pressures on values and delays in its planned sales.
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