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Singtel's Australia Asset Sale Could Ease Balance Sheet Pressure -- Market Talk

Singtel's Australia Asset Sale Could Ease Balance Sheet Pressure -- Market Talk

新加坡電信出售澳大利亞資產可能緩解資產負債表壓力--市場談話
Dow Jones Newswires ·  2021/10/06 02:02

DJ Singtel's Australia Asset Sale Could Ease Balance Sheet Pressure -- Market Talk

DJ Singtel的澳大利亞資產出售可能緩解資產負債表壓力--市場談話

0602 GMT - Singtel's sale of a 70% stake in an Australian subsidiary could reduce the pressure on its balance sheet, Fitch Ratings says. Proceeds from the A$1.9 billion deal could be reinvested in faster-growing businesses and used for deleveraging, it notes. But Fitch raises concerns about Singtel's likely moderating recovery prospects amid continued travel restrictions in Asia, which would affect roaming revenues, as well as stiff competition across its markets. "We believe a disciplined financial policy will remain a key driver for our stable outlook on Singtel's ratings," Fitch says. (yifan.wang@wsj.com)

0602GMT-惠譽評級稱,新加坡電信出售一家澳洲子公司70%的股權,可能會減輕其資產負債表的壓力。該公司指出,這筆19億澳元的交易所得資金可以再投資於增長更快的業務,並用於去槓桿化。但惠譽對新加坡電信可能放緩的復甦前景表示擔憂,因為亞洲持續的旅行限制將影響漫遊收入,以及整個市場的激烈競爭。惠譽表示:“我們相信,紀律嚴明的金融政策仍將是我們對新加坡電信評級前景穩定的關鍵驅動力。”(yifan.wang@wsj.com)

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