Corporate Credit Rating 2021 for GLOBAL POWER S.P.A. (Affirm)

modefinance published the review of the Solicited Corporate Credit Rating of GLOBAL POWER S.P.A. on its CRA website, and the rating assigned to the entity is B1- (Affirm). The analysis revealed it is an adequate company, with average capability of repaying financial obligations and little affected by the adverse economic scenario.

The Company GLOBAL POWER S.P.A. was founded in 2004 and operates in the energy sector, as a supplier of electricity and gas. The Company operates as a supplier of important Italian companies and public entities.

The Company confirms a sufficient economic and financial situation, characterized by low capitalization but increasing compared to the previous years.

The profitability area expresses a sufficient value. The cash flow analysis shows an improvement in operating cash flow, which is still yet inadequate to support investments activities. Bank of Italy’s Central Credit Register does not record disputes or serious anomalies in credit lines management.

The Company’s administration has a collegial form, composed almost exclusively of external figures; Global Power S.p.A. has a board of auditors and an external auditor firm as well.

The ownership of the Company is attributable to the Zoccatelli family; the Company is managed by a well-defined corporate structure. Regarding the entity’s size, the company shows a perfectly median positioning within the peer group, while solvency and profitability ratios are below the sector median, showing signs of weakness. The peer group recorded a downward trend in its solvency ratios, although they can still be considered adequate. The peer group’s liquidity indicators are stable and adequate, while profitability ratios slightly increased in 2019, showing an appropriate value.

The energy sector is currently experiencing an important transformation, gradually abandoning some historical sources in favor of renewable ones. Within this framework, the consumption of electricity will decrease in the following years. The abolition of the protected market will also increase the number of potential customers, although the granularity of the sector represents an important hurdle. Italy’s macroeconomic situation is significantly influenced by the pandemic, on which the domestic confinement decided by the Italian government seems to have had a fundamental impact.

In the following table, the addressing factors, actions or events that could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade are summarized:

The present Corporate Credit rating is issued by modefinance under EU Regulation N. 1060/2009 and following amendments.

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The present Credit Rating is an opinion of the general creditworthiness that modefinance issues on the rated entity, and should be relied upon to a limited degree. The issued rating is subject to an ongoing monitoring until withdrawal.

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