Water downgrades - missing Thames and Southern
All,
S&P have released their next batch of ratings for water companies.
However, neither Southern, nor Thames are amongst them.
Actions today have been:
Yorkshire: A- confirmed, but outlook from Stable to Negative
Affinity: from A- Negative to BBB+ Stable
Anglian: A- confirmed, outlook from Negative to Watch Negative
United Utilities: A- to BBB+. Note that the PLC is now at BBB-
Wessex: BBB+ to BBB
Sutton and East Surrey: BBB+ to BBB
Northumbrian: BBB+, outlook now Watch Negative
Clearly Thames Water and Southern water would be among the more difficult cases, but we are expecting revised ratings any day now.
Wolfgang