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Nine Dragons Declines After Morgan Stanley Downgrade and it fell the most in a month in Hong Kong after Morgan Stanley cut the stock's rating, saying the company needs to reduce debt.The papermaker fell 9.5 percent to HK $ 2.38 at the close, the steepest decline since. Jan. 20 and the lowest value since Feb. 5. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 2.5 percent.Nine Dragons's gearing, the ratio of debt to equity, will remain as high as 90 percent by the end of the company's current fiscal year on. June 30, Morgan Stanley analysts Charles Spencer and Mean Phil Chong wrote in a note to investors today. They downgraded their rating on Nine Dragons's stock to "equal-weight" from "overweight," reversing a Jan. 29 upgrade. "The company needs. to reduce its gearing further, preferably through improved operating means instead of financial engineering, before confidence is restored in the company, "the analysts wrote in the report. Nine Dragons fell after Morgan. Stanley downgraded And decreased the most in a month in Hong Kong. After Morgan Stanley cut its share of the project the company wants to reduce debt papermaker decrease of 9.5 HK $ 2.38 at the close, the steepest decline since Jan. 20, the lowest value since February 5 Hang Seng Index. Hong Kong fell 2.5 percent of Nine Dragons gear. , Debt to equity ratio Is still as high as 90 percent by the end of the current fiscal year in June 30, Morgan Stanley analyst, and Charles Spencer refers to a writer in a note to investors today. They cut their rating on the shares of Nine Dragons "equal weight" from "overweight" to 29 adjustable to reduce gearing to go through the operating system means that instead of financial engineering. The confidence is back in the company, "the analyst wrote in a report . Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) - Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd., China's Biggest maker of Containerboard Paper for Packaging, fell The Most in a month in Hong Kong After Morgan Stanley Cut The Stock's Rating, saying The Company Needs to Reduce debt. The papermaker fell. 9.5 Percent to HK $ 2.38 at The close, The steepest decline since Jan. 20 and The Lowest value since Feb. 5. Hong Kong's Benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 2.5 Percent. Nine Dragons's Gearing, The ratio of debt to Equity, Will remain As High. as 90 percent by the end of the company's current fiscal year on June 30, Morgan Stanley analysts Charles Spencer and Mean Phil Chong wrote in a note to investors today. They downgraded their rating on Nine Dragons's stock to "equal-weight" from "overweight. , "reversing a Jan. 29 Upgrade. "The Company Needs to Reduce ITS Gearing Further, preferably Through improved operating means Instead of Financial Engineering, Before confidence is Restored in The Company," The analysts wrote in The Report. Nine Dragons on Feb. 9 said it would buy back $ 284 million of five-year notes less than 10 months after selling them, following reports the company risked bankruptcy. The papermaker follows Asian companies including billionaire Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. and Lui Che-woo's Galaxy Entertainment. Bonds back in Buying Group Ltd. since November to Lower debt and interest Cut Payments After Securities prices plunged. Normal Operations The Company in December said ITS Operations were normal and it was Not Involved in any bankruptcy filings, denying reports by Times Weekly, a. Guangzhou-based newspaper, and other publications. Miranda Fok at Wonderful Sky Financial Group, which handles public relations for Nine Dragons, said the company is unable to make any public comment because it is in a "black-out" period ahead of the March. 9 Deadline for ITS Bond Buy-back tender. The Company's net debt ratio more than doubled in Two years to 104 Percent of shareholders' Equity As of Feb. 31, according to information compiled by Bloomberg. Nine Dragons is "Too Big to Fail,. "said Kary Sei, an analyst at ICEA Securities Ltd. in Hong Kong. The Company's debt ratio" is High but it May Not be Too High. This Industry is Capital intensive and The MacHinery is very Expensive. " The Company is also helped by. Credit markets improved since The End of Last year, said Sei, Who Cut His Rating on The Stock to "Reduce" on Feb. 19 that sales on Concerns Will Not Recover. Tough Environment Nine Dragons's Fiscal First-Half profit fell 69 Percent to. 323 million yuan ($ 47 million) and sales fell 5.3 percent to 6.3 billion yuan because of a global recession and higher raw-material costs, the Hong Kong-based company said on Feb. 18. The business environment will "remain tough," the. earnings Statement said. The Drop prompted at least Three analysts including Morgan Stanley's Spencer to Downgrade The shares. The Broker maintained ITS HK $ 3 Target Price Made on Feb. 9. Nine Dragons's shares Have gained 7.7 Percent this year compared with a decline of 12 Percent. for The Hang Seng Index. They fell 89 Percent Last year, while Hong Kong's Benchmark index dropped 48 Percent. The Company is controlled by Zhang Yin, Who was named China's richest person in 2 006 by The Shanghai-based Hurun Report. Her wealth declined by. $ 8.4 billion Last year As Nine Dragons's share Price plummeted, Hurun said in October. NDP issued profit Warning, revising sale and profit forecast downward The Rating Agencie responded with another Downgrade, Fitch Pushing NDP's Outstanding note down to BB- According to Financial Morningstar, Reported. The Company has a gross profit of to growth rate in 2006-2014 that means NDP is Not Trouble. Although SHE took a High Level of risk by in High Dept Because it's Preparation for The Future and SHE would be The First in The Can that market. Buil The confident for a Potential Investor Y January 2009 The World Economy was spiraling downward. Squeezed by market conditions and BURDENED by debt, Nine Dragons Paper (NDP), The largest paperboard Manufacturer in Asia and Second largest in The World, Saw ITS share Price. Drop to HK $ 2.33, 90% off ITS High and less than Half of Book value. As The Economic Crisis of 2008 Bled Into 2009, Export-oriented Industries suffered. Rumors had been buzzing since October that NDP was on The ropes. It was. carrying So much debt that more than One analyst was Asking "Will they Go Bust? "Was The Financial Crisis of two thousand and eight About to claim another Victim, or had Friction between The Global Economic Crisis and The Company's debt ignited Jittery nerves in The Global markets? From Figure 5 Fitch pushing NDP has been investing at an incredible pace - best demonstrated by comparing the company's cash flows from operating activities in 2007 and 2008 with the cash flows from investing activities. The short-fall in operating cash flow must then be made. up by financing activities - which has been Both Raising Equity and debt - but mostly debt NDP has clearly been Profitable in recent years, and demonstrates a High rate of profitability One would Not ordinarily See in this type of semi-Commodity based business NDP's rate of. profitability, however, has been Sliding, reflecting Rising input prices and greater Competitive markets for ITS products The Company's Growing debt burden is Large and Getting larger; Most analysts and Investors clearly wish Mrs. Cheung would Slow Her Capital expenditure Plan - at least a bit. - to take growing cash flow and debt-service pressure off the company during the global recession and credit crisis.
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