GCX is a subsidiary of Anil Ambani-driven Reliance Communications<\/a> (RCom).
The New York-based agency has also affirmed the company's $350 million senior secured notes due 2019, issued by CGX, at 'B-' with a recovery rating of 'RR2'.
“It reflects high refinancing risk on the secured notes due to continued weak liquidity and persistently negative free cash flow (FCF) as well as the default and break-up of GCX's parent, Reliance Communications (RCom),” it said in a statement.
The firm also said that recent developments has also dented the group's reputation.
In January this year, GCX's issuer default rating has been downgraded to 'CCC' from the earlier 'B-', while the rating of $350- million secured notes due 2019 was downgraded to 'B-' from 'B+'.
GCX may face challenges to refinance the notes which have a current yield to maturity of around 16% to 17% in a timely manner, Fitch added.
The agency is also expected to review the ratings by the end of September 2018.
It attributed a slew of risk factors behind the continued negative rating.
GCX's liquidity is likely to remain weak and the US-based firm forecasts negative FCF of around $10-15 million for the financial year ending March 2019, as cash flow from operations may fall short of its capex estimate of around $30 million.
RCom’s subsidiary continues to face excessive refinancing risk on its $350 million secured notes due in August 2019 on persistently negative FCF and a lack of resolution of receivables of $130 million due from RCom.
The agency believes that GCX's working capital outflow will fall to around $10-15 million in FY19 on lower net sales exposure to RCom of $7 million, following the discontinuation of its services to RCom's former wireless business.
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