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DEMO DATAUNDERWRITING ASSUMPTIONPASS
Five-minute case summary

Summit Chemical

DEMO DATAUNDERWRITING ASSUMPTION
PASS
1
The opportunity
Demo purchase of $100M face of Senior Unsecured Notes 5.75% at 92.0 (cash investment $92.5M): current yield 6.3%, yield to maturity 9.5%.
2
The question
Does a 9.5% yield on a rank-3 unsecured claim compensate for 45% probability-weighted default risk and 84% severe-case loss?
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The thesis
Entire capital structure matures within 2.5 years. Base-case refinancing is feasible at ~8.5%, but downside coverage drops toward 2x. The unsecured notes at 92 pull to par if refinanced and are well asset-covered, but we need clarity on refinancing plans.
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The risk (what causes loss)
  • Severe-case valuation recovery of 16% is below the 92.0 purchase price: a 84% loss given default.
  • Refinancing: $1650M maturity in FY2028E; only $698M projected liquidity; $952M refinancing requirement.
  • Downside-case recovery of 66% falls short of the purchase price.
  • Severe case produces a payment default in FY2027E.
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The protection
  • Coverage of 3.17x EBITDA / interest; EBITDA can fall 68% before coverage reaches 1.0x.
  • Liquidity of $420M (24% of total debt).
  • Base-case refinancing tests pass for all 3 maturing tranche(s); 1 are repaid from cash.
  • Pull-to-par on notes at 92
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The base case
Base case (55%): revenue 3.0% in FY2026E, EBITDA margin 15.0%; no default; IRR 10.1%, MOIC 1.21x vs 12% hurdle.
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The downside
Downside (30%): EBITDA $249M at the trough, peak net leverage 6.3x, covenants breach in FY2026E; default in FY2028E; IRR -2.5%. Severe (15%): default in FY2027E, IRR -37.8%.
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The recovery
If the company defaults, recovery value is $1.1B (liquidation) in the severe case → 16% recovery (84% LGD) on the target tranche; downside 66%.
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The decision
PASS. PASS: Base-case IRR clears hurdle; Expected-cash-flow IRR (probability-weighted) clears hurdle; Downside IRR stays above floor. The return does not compensate for the modelled downside.

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