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Fortescue (FMGAU Ba1/BB+/BB+): Sales Result

CREDIT UPDATE
  • Fortescue's iron-ore shipments were flat at 191.6m metric tons in the past year, slightly below the forecast range due to setbacks like derailments and heavy rain.
  • Despite these challenges, the company reported a record quarterly shipment of 53.7m tons, up 10% from the year prior and plans to restructure, including cutting 700 jobs, to improve efficiency and focus on clean energy investments
  • Looking ahead, Fortescue expects to ship between 190m and 200m tons of iron ore in the next year, including increased contributions from the Iron Bridge project.
  • Iron ore is down 1.48% over the past 24hrs, and down about 12% from the July highs.
  • FMGAU predominately trades out of the US, there looks to be a slightly skew to selling the longer dated lines overnight with little change in Asia today.
  • FMGAU bonds have traded sideways over the past couple of months, largely mirroring the movements of Australia's BHP and RIO. However, they have slightly underperformed compared to Northern Star, with the FMGAU 32s widening to trade 39bps wider than the NSTAU 33s, compared to an average of 28bps

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