Kazakhtelecom says S&P Global Ratings affirmed the company's rating at ВВ+; outlook Stable

27.11.23 17:35
/KASE, November 27, 2023/ – Kazakhtelecom JSC (Astana), whose securities are officially listed on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), has provided KASE with the following press release dated November 27, 2023: quote The international rating agency S&P Global Ratings confirmed the credit rating of Kazakhtelecom JSC at BB+ with a Stable outlook, reflecting further organic revenue growth and a moderate level of the company's debt load. According to the rating agency's expectations, against the background of good generation of operating cash and significant balances, Kazakhtelecom's needs for external financing due to large investments in the development of the 5G network in 2023-2025 will be limited, which will allow maintaining the debt load of the Kazakhtelecom Group of Companies at an acceptable level for the current rating. The S&P Global Ratings report indicates that after the company's recent good results for 9 months of this year, demonstrated despite the maturity of the market, the authoritative agency's analysts raised their forecasts for Kazakhtelecom's consolidated revenue, taking into account the company's growth potential as a dominant player. unquote The complete press release is available on: - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KZTK/kztk_relizs_271123.pdf – in Russian; - https://kase.kz/files/emitters/KZTK/kztk_reliz_271123_en.pdf – in English. [2023-11-27]