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Investing.com
26 May 2026
Franck Bekaert: BRKM5: Braskem stock falls more than 7% on realization, recalibration of expectations
Credit analysis firm Gimme Credit, also according to Reuters, said that "the new shareholders' agreement should allow for a clear management mandate, but it will not quickly solve Braskem's balance sheet problems — whose gross debt reached $9.4 billion in December 2025read more
Finimize
30 Apr 2026
Franck Bekaert: Petrobras Tightens Its Grip On Braskem’s New Leadership Team
Braskem ended 2025 with about $9.4 billion of gross debt, and research shop Gimme Credit has warned a new shareholder pact won’t quickly relieve the balance sheetread more
Reuters
30 Apr 2026
Franck Bekaert: Brazil's Petrobras gains stronger footing in Braskem shakeup
The new shareholder agreement should allow a clear mandate for management, but will not quickly solve Braskem's balance sheet problems, according to research company Gimme Credit. In December 2025, the company's gross debt stood at $9.4 billionread more
Bloomberg Linea
27 Apr 2026
Franck Bekaert: Kast's government faces Codelco's dilemma: use its cash or relieve its debt
"The support is more likely to take the form of continued market access, flexibility to refinance and tolerance for elevated levels of borrowing, rather than a direct balance sheet repair," said Franck Bekaert, a senior analyst at research firm Gimme Credit.
Beyond the profit retention scheme, the change of government has reduced political and governance risk by prioritizing capital disciplineread more
Bloomberg
27 Apr 2026
Franck Bekaert: New Chile Leader Faces Codelco Dilemma: Dividends or Debt Relief
“Support is more likely to take the form of continued market access, refinancing flexibility, and tolerance for elevated leverage rather than direct balance‑sheet repair,” said Franck Bekaert, senior analyst at the investment research company Gimme Credit.
Beyond the profit-retention framework, the change in government has lowered political and governance risk as it prioritizes capital disciplineread more
MarketWatch
20 Apr 2026
Carol Levenson: McDonald’s $3 menu is about to kick off. Here’s why Wall Street is already a fan.
Gimme Credit analyst Carol Levenson, in a note last month, said that even if some parts of the internet mocked McDonald’s CEO after he took what may or may not have been too small of a bite out of a Big Arch burger, the McValue menu has gone over better publicly.
“McDonald’s was losing touch with its affordable roots,” she said. She noted that last year, a Big Mac in Chicago cost $10. As ofread more
Cincinnati Business Courier
26 Mar 2026
Carol Levenson: Analyst calls P&G's latest quarter 'squeezably soft' as organic sales stall
Downtown Cincinnati-based consumer products behemoth P&G (NYSE: PG) posted second-quarter earnings that were “soft,” in the view of Carol Levenson, director of research at Tarrytown, N.Y.-based fixed income analyst Gimme Credit.
P&G “delivered mediocre organic sales,” Levenson wrote this week in a research report she titled, “Squeezably Soft,” playing off the company's tagline for its Charminread more
Casino.org
25 Mar 2026
Kim Noland: Penn Poised for Improving Finances in 2026, Says Credit Analyst
Kim Noland, director of high-yield research at Gimme Credit, says Penn’s enhancement efforts at several of its regional casinos as well as improvements in its digital gaming unit could set the stage for better financial performance over the course of this year.
Management has forecast 2-3% cash flow growth for the 40+ bricks and mortar regional casinos that posted mostly declining results lastread more
Barron's
25 Mar 2026
Dave Novosel: Google Stock Slides Toward Bear Market Territory. Time to Buy?
Gimme Credit analyst Dave Novosel suggested the capex plans will likely mean Google will generate negative cash flow over the course of the yearread more
US News & World Report
18 Mar 2026
Evan Mann: 5 Best LNG Stocks to Buy in 2026
Gimme Credit senior bond analyst Evan Mann last week reaffirmed his "improving" credit score rating on Range Resources, saying the company should benefit in the medium term from an increase in LNG export capacity as well as other factors including production growth, low well costs and growing demand from data centers.
"With credit metrics comparable to its investment-grade peers, we believe itread more
USA Today
15 Mar 2026
Carol Levenson: Target opens 5 new stores, with No. 2000 located in North Carolina
"Target’s strong balance sheet gives it the financial wherewithal to execute" its expansion plans, said Carol Levenson, director of research for Gimme Credit, in a research note. But Levenson said she remained "skeptical about a miraculous turnaroundread more
Casino.org
13 Mar 2026
Kim Noland: Caesars Should Seek Takeover Price Above $35, Says Analyst. Another Warns on Regulatory Issues.
What needs no confirmation is that Fertitta Entertainment controls the Golden Nugget casinos and should the Houston Rockets owner win Caesars, there would be significant geographic overlap between the Caesars and Golden Nugget portfolios. That could catch the eye of regulators, according to Gimme Credit’s Kim Noland.
“There are potential regulatory issues given Mr. Fertittaʼs ownership of theread more