In addition, net gearing should be reduced from 1.31 times in June to about 1.25 times, following collection of proceeds of about $220 million from the sale of Cosco Shipyard Group, with scope to decline further in 4Q17 with US$500 million ($684 million) downpayment collected for sale of nine jackups to Borr Drilling.
SINGAPORE (Oct 27): Credit Suisse is maintaining its “overweight” recommendation of Singapore’s Offshore & Marine sector on improving outlook and following Keppel's 3Q earnings surprise.
In a Thursday report, analyst Gerald Wong expects Sembcorp Marine's operating margin to remain firm compared to that of 4.3% in 2Q17.
