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Moody's lowers RadioShack outlook to negative

Moody's Investors Service said it revised RadioShack Corp.'s outlook to negative from stable.

The agency also said it affirmed the company's Ba1 corporate family and probability of default ratings, along with the Ba2 ratings (LGD 4, 64%) on its $375 million 2½% senior unsecured convertible notes due 2013 and $325 million senior unsecured notes due 2019. Its senior unsecured shelf rating also was affirmed at provisional Ba2.

RadioShack also an SGL-1 speculative-grade liquidity rating.

The company's financial leverage is high for the rating category and the agency said it does not expect the company's operating performance to reverse its negative trend in the near- to medium-term.

Therefore, Moody's said it expects margins and credit metrics to continue to deteriorate.


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