The rating action reflects the possibility of a rating-related covenant breach, which needs to be resolved by the end of a grace period that expires in October 2024.

The rating action reflects the successful refinancing of bank loans and the gradual recovery of operating profitability despite credit metrics remaining weak.

No action has been taken on the B-/Negative issuer rating of Wellis Magyarország Zrt. following a monitoring review.

A deterioration of the financial risk profile drives the downgrade as weaker operational profitability and an increased need for external working capital financing cause leverage to increase.

The rating action reflects greater uncertainty following the announcement of plans for a corporate reorganisation, made necessary by the challenging business environment.

Scope has taken no action on the ratings of Wellis Magyarország Zrt. The decision incorporates higher than anticipated increase in operating profitability, but also negative expected FOCF.

The ratings are primarily driven by the company's robust diversification and operating profit growth but constrained by execution risks and its limited size.