NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Sept. 19, 2002--Standard&Poor's said today that it revised its outlook on Marysville, Ohio-based The Scotts Co. to positive from stable. At the same time, Standard&Poor's affirmed its double-'B' corporate credit and senior secured debt ratings, as well as its single-'B'-plus subordinated debt rating and preliminary double-'B'/single-'B'-plus senior unsecured debt/subordinated debt ratings on the lawn and garden care products company. As of June 30, 2002, the company had about $835 million of debt outstanding. "The outlook revision reflects the expectation that Scotts will further improve its financial profile," said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Jean C. Stout. "While Scotts is expected to improve its leverage after a planned sale of 4.2 million
