The debenture programme of the Hungarian National Bank was launched in July, one of the criteria of the participation was to get at least B+ credit rating from a credit rating agency. Scope Ratings performs the credit ratings of companies planning the bond issue one after another, as a new company the credit quality of Masterplast has also arrived as a premium listed company on the stock exchange.
Masterplast got a B+ credit rating from Scope Ratings with stable prospect, and the listing of company’s bound were also rated as B+, fulfilling the requirements of HNB to take part in the Growth Debenture Programme.
Among the advantages, Scope highlights that the leverage ratio of Masterplast is relative low, the debts of company / EBITDA is relative low, according to the calculations of credit rating, it is between 3,5-4 (calculating with the numbers of last year the value is 3,7). According to the calculations of Scope, the leverage ratio of Masterplast might stay low in the upcoming years, with the support of increase in turnover and stable margins the EBITDA might continue to grow in the following period, while the debt might stay stable.
Masterplast might issue bonds in the value of HUF 6 billion in the forth quarter and the resources received after this will be used to reimburse the company’s short-dated debts.

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Founded in 1997, the Masterplast group is one of the leading building material producer and distributor companies in the Central Eastern European region. The company group owns subsidiaries in 10 countries, and sells products in a further 30 countries. The company is registered in the premium category on the Budapest Stock Exchange, and had revenue of 145,2 million euros in 2023.