RATING ACTION:
On March 14, 2025, CariCRIS reaffirmed the assigned Issuer/ Corporate Credit Ratings at CariBBB- (Foreign & Local Currency Ratings) on the regional scale and jmBBB+ (Foreign & Local Currency Ratings) on the Jamaica national scale to Island Car Rentals Limited (ICR or the Company). A stable outlook was assigned.
RATING SENSITIVITY FACTORS:
Factors that could, individually or collectively, lead to an improvement in the ratings and/or outlook include:
- An improvement to the ratings of the Government of Jamaica
- An improvement to the ratings of the Government of Jamaica
- Operating profit margin increases to 45% or above, sustained for 2 consecutive years
- Implementation of an Enterprise Risk Management Policy and further improvements to the Company’s corporate governance structure
- A substantial reduction in debt leading to a debt to TNW ratio of below 1.0 time
Factors that could, individually or collectively, lead to a lowering of the ratings and/or outlook include:
- A deterioration to the ratings of the Government of Jamaica
- A deterioration to the ratings of the Government of Jamaica
- Operating profit margin declines to 30% or below, sustained over 2 consecutive years
- A decline in DSCR to 2.0 times or below, sustained over 2 consecutive years
- An increase in cost to income ratio above 75%
Analysts’ Contact Info:
Anelia Oudit
Mobile : 1-868-487-8364
[email protected]
Brandon Singh
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www.caricris.com
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