Weekly Credit Outlook - 21 November 2011
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Published Nov 21, 2011
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| Brief Excerpt: | ...reported a third-quarter net loss of 10.6 billion, mainly tied to 10.2 billion of goodwill writedowns from past acquisitions and certain other assets. The acquisitions include those in Kazakhstan and Ukraine, certain brand names of its Italian and German operations, and other items. Additionally, the bank reported that quarterly operating profit declined to 1.85 billion from 2.5 billion in the previous quarter, principally reflecting trading losses. This operating profit was entirely absorbed by higher loan loss charges of 1.8 billion for the quarter. As a consequence of these credit negative results, on 16 November 2011, we placed the ratings of UniCredit and its main subsidiaries on review for downgrade. In October, we downgraded UniCredit's ratings to A2; C-/Baa1 from Aa3; C/A3 primarily reflecting our concerns about the profitability of its domestic franchise. In our view, this decline in profitability may be a consequence of Unicredit's rapid expansion over the past 10 years, particularly... |
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| Report Type: | Weekly Credit Outlook |
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