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Whole Business Securitizations Lower Borrowing Costs but May Create Conflicts With Managers in Downside Scenarios, Especially in Situations With Company-Owned Stores
Credit Research: Ed Cerullo Key Takeaways Whole business securitizations, or WBS, have been a popular borrowing tool for franchisors but can be “blunt instruments” in downside scenarios, to the detriment of both the franchised business itself and the ABS lender. Conflict...
Published on Jun 9, 2025
What Klarna, Saks Fifth Avenue, and TikTok Reveal About Consumer Credit in 2025
What Klarna, Saks Fifth Avenue, and TikTok Reveal About Consumer Credit in 2025 Episode 8 of The Octus Download is now live—and it’s a timely breakdown of how cultural shifts, consumer debt, and distressed credit are colliding in real time. This week, hosts Jason Sanjana and Kevin Eckhardt...
Published on Jun 4, 2025
Saks Global Faces Liquidity Need Amid Continued Vendor Issues; Bondholders Weigh Lack of Direct Collateral Support as New-Money Options Take Shape
Credit Research: Krishan Sutharshana, CFA Key Takeaways We believe that Saks Global has a need to raise money, potentially more than the contemplated $300 million first-in, last-out facility, amid vendor issues and a looming $121 million June coupon payment, while it needs to fund its seasonal...
Published on May 27, 2025
Q1’25/Q4’24 EU Earnings Weekly: Week Ended May 2 – Q4’24 Late Reporters See Strong Performance Led by IT, Healthcare; Early Q1’25 Earnings Less Promising Dragged by Consumer Discretionary, Materials
Relevant Items: Q4 Earnings Analytics Fundamentals by Octus Octus’, formerly Reorg, Europe market-focused weekly earnings tracker seeks to highlight top-down trends in financials of LevFin issuers as they report through the earnings season. This installment of the tracker for the week ended...
Published on May 7, 2025
Octus on Credit: Tracking Q1 Earnings: Higher Income Consumers Resilient; Slowdown Evident in Air Travel and Homebuilders; On the Lookout for Signs of Margin Contraction
Although it’s still early in the reporting season, first quarter results so far suggest a slowdown in both revenue and EBITDA. In the week ended April 25, Octus covered 116 companies across high-yield borrowers, leveraged loan issuers, and other mid-market leveraged credits outside of the major...
Published on May 2, 2025
Q1’25 US Earnings Weekly: Week Ended April 25 – Quarterly Top-Line Growth Remains in Low Single Digits; Financial Sector Results in the Red for First Time in Roughly 1.5 Years
Relevant Item: Fundamentals by Octus First-quarter 2025 earnings reporting is underway, driven mainly by public companies in the initial stages. Octus, formerly Reorg, covered 116 companies spanning high-yield borrowers, leveraged loan issuers and other mid-market leveraged credits outside of the...
Published on Apr 29, 2025
Coachella on Installments, Tariff Turmoil, and My Friends and Neighbors
This week, The Octus Download dives into the market-wide ripple effects of tariffs and the uncertain restructuring landscape they’re creating. Hosts Jason Sanjana and Kevin Eckhardt unpack how tariffs are freezing M&A activity, stalling sale processes, and forcing a rethink on liability...
Published on Apr 22, 2025
How to Kill a Company and Keep the Brand Alive
Joanne Fabrics went bankrupt. Forever 21 collapsed again. Walgreens just sold for billions. But the brands? Still alive and kicking. At [01:15], Jason and Kevin break down why profitable companies fail and how private equity pulls it off [03:50]. By [05:45], they explain how today’s retail brands...
Published on Mar 27, 2025
Healthcare Sector Deep Dive: Bold Insights into Industry Challenges and Opportunities
Summary The February 2025 “Healthcare Sector Deep Dive” webinar, hosted by Kyle Owusu (Senior Credit Analyst), Gaurav Sharma (Distressed Debt Reporter), and Anton Mozgovoi (Corporate Credit Analyst) of Octus, brings a sharp analysis of evolving dynamics in the healthcare industry....
Published on Feb 26, 2025
Q4’24 US Earnings Weekly: Week Ended Feb. 14 – Quarterly Top-Line, EBITDA YoY Growth in Low Single Digits; Energy & Utilities Dragging Down Growth
Relevant Items: Q3 Earnings Analytics Fundamentals by Octus With fourth-quarter 2024 earnings reporting now underway, Octus, formerly Reorg, covered 176 companies spanning high-yield borrowers, leveraged loan issuers and other midmarket leveraged credits outside of the major indexes in the week...
Published on Feb 19, 2025