To enhance the size as well as terms of its unsecured revolving credit facility, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) – a part of the aircraft leasing wing of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) – has replaced its old credit facility with a new $2.3 billion committed unsecured revolving credit facility. The credit facility will be used to borrow funds for general corporate needs of the company. ILFC had entered the old facility worth $2 billion in January 2011.
Ten major banks – Citibank of Citigroup Inc. (C), Bank of America Corp. (BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Barclays Bank of Barclays Plc (BCS), Morgan Stanley (MS), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Credit Suisse Group(CS), Deutsche Bank AG (DB), The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and UBS AG (UBS) – are involved in the new credit facility.
The participation of these major banks reveals their faith in the operating strength and substantial market share of ILFC. A vote of confidence from large banking corporations goes a long way in boosting the confidence of small investors as well. Apart from increasing the size of the company’s credit facility, the replacement will also boost its liquidity.
ILFC has a strong and diversified capital structure, which it continues to strengthen further by raising additional capital. The company has acquired about $6.4 billion of new capital to date this year. In the second quarter of 2012, ILFC raised approximately $753 million in secured debt to refinance its previous secured debt and to purchase aircraft. Moreover, management is considering an initial public offer of the company.
AIG will announce its third-quarter financial results after the closing bell on November 1, 2012. The company currently carries a Zacks #2 Rank, which translates into a short-term Buy rating. One of the factors which contribute to the Zacks Rank is the direction of revision of EPS estimate by firms. The third-quarter earnings estimates of AIG have been on the rise over the past 30 days. Of the 18 firms covering the stock, 12 revised their estimates upward in the past 30 days, while no downward revisions were witnessed.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the company’s third-quarter 2012 earnings is currently 81 cents per share, up about 151% year-over-year. For 2012, AIG’s earnings are expected to be $4.39 per share, climbing about 330% over last year’s level.
We maintain our long term ‘Neutral’ recommendation on the shares.
AMER INTL GRP (AIG): Free Stock Analysis Report
BANK OF AMER CP (BAC): Free Stock Analysis Report
BARCLAY PLC-ADR (BCS): Free Stock Analysis Report
CITIGROUP INC (C): Free Stock Analysis Report
CREDIT SUISSE (CS): Free Stock Analysis Report
DEUTSCHE BK AG (DB): Free Stock Analysis Report
GOLDMAN SACHS (GS): Free Stock Analysis Report
JPMORGAN CHASE (JPM): Free Stock Analysis Report
MORGAN STANLEY (MS): Free Stock Analysis Report
ROYAL BANK CDA (RY): Free Stock Analysis Report
UBS AG (UBS): Free Stock Analysis Report
To read this article on Zacks.com click here.
Get all Zacks Research Reports and be alerted to fast-breaking buy and sell opportunities every trading day.
Be the first to comment