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DEMO DATAUNDERWRITING ASSUMPTIONHOLD
Five-minute case summary

Ironclad Steel Products

DEMO DATAUNDERWRITING ASSUMPTION
HOLD
1
The opportunity
Demo purchase of $100M face of Senior Unsecured Notes 7.50% at 97.0 (cash investment $97.5M): current yield 7.7%, yield to maturity 8.6%.
2
The question
Does a 8.6% yield on a rank-3 unsecured claim compensate for 15% probability-weighted default risk and 48% severe-case loss?
3
The thesis
Low leverage today, but steel is the most cyclical name on our list. Unsecured notes at 97 pay a fair coupon; we want to see what the severe case does to secured-vs-unsecured recovery before sizing.
4
The risk (what causes loss)
  • Severe-case valuation recovery of 52% is below the 97.0 purchase price: a 48% loss given default.
  • Severe case produces a payment default in FY2029E.
  • Unsecured, rank 3: $600M of debt ranks ahead.
  • Weakest credit-score factor: Industry risk (4.5 of 10 points).
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The protection
  • Coverage of 5.38x EBITDA / interest; EBITDA can fall 81% before coverage reaches 1.0x.
  • Moderate leverage: net debt / EBITDA 2.1x.
  • Liquidity of $610M (61% of total debt).
  • Base-case refinancing tests pass for all 3 maturing tranche(s); 2 are repaid from cash.
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The base case
Base case (55%): revenue 2.0% in FY2026E, EBITDA margin 12.0%; no default; IRR 8.5%, MOIC 1.26x vs 12% hurdle.
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The downside
Downside (30%): EBITDA $209M at the trough, peak net leverage 3.4x, covenants hold; no default; IRR 5.3%. Severe (15%): default in FY2029E, IRR -3.7%.
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The recovery
If the company defaults, recovery value is $858M (liquidation) in the severe case → 52% recovery (48% LGD) on the target tranche; downside 100%.
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The decision
HOLD. HOLD (do not size yet): Base-case IRR clears hurdle (8.5% vs ≥ 12.0%); Expected-cash-flow IRR (probability-weighted) clears hurdle (5.4% vs ≥ 12.0%); Entry yield meets minimum (8.6% vs ≥ 9.0%).

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