China Evergrande Has Options to Avert Cash Crunch
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Deleveraging is the top priority with an aim to reduce total debt by Rmb150bn in FY20-22 through presales, cash collection and slower land acquisitions.
Evergrande is raising funds for its new energy vehicle (NEV) and property management businesses via equity fund raising of up to HK$45bn in 2H20 as per our estimates.
70%-owned NEV arm is trading at a similar market cap as the company, implying a distressed valuation for its property development business.
While Evergrande did entice several big-name buyers including Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the share sale ended up raising about half the targeted amount and was priced at a steep discount to the previous close.
China. While the company isn’t facing an immediate liquidity crisis, its US$120 billion mountain of debt remains a concern for investors and Chinese regulators.
Among the developer’s near-term liabilities are about 10.6 billion yuan (US$1.6 billion) of domestic bonds maturing Friday.
Evergrande still has multiple avenues to raise cash. It’s sitting on one of the biggest portfolios of undeveloped land in China and has been cutting prices for new homes to ramp up sales.
The initial public offering of the Service Business company could raise as much as 30 billion yuan by year end.
The auto unit plans to list shares in Shanghai. That stock sale could raise 34 billion yuan, according to HSBC.
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