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Mobico (Baa3 on review for downgrade/NR/BBB-) moving again

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  • Same lines bookending both ends of €IG consumer & transport this morning; WBA 26s +4 and Mobico 31s -5bps.
  • As we said yesterday, latter is coming in from wides, earnings in late August is the key risk event, and beware the unprotected (no curve or CDS) vol on this line when eyeing the carry.
  • Moody's in May saw the single £500m 4.25% Perps (Ba2 On review for DG/NR/BB) getting refi'd "well ahead of the first call date" in Nov 2025...yet it trades at £90.8/11.4%/UKT+670 to workout then. We would add it its the front maturity and £28s trade at UKT+183.
  • Risks on the perp's is centred on the the Mobico fundamentals but also on the NA School Bus businesses sale potentially failing to materialise. Though not refi'ing would force the co to face a ~doubling in coupons (into 5Y UKT+413.5bps/~8% in Nov '26) and potentially lose the current 50% equity treatment.


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