CF Industries, Inc. -- Moody's downgrades CF Industries to Ba2 CFR, outlook stable

New York, November 03, 2016 -- Moody's Investors Service, ("Moody's") downgraded CF Industries Holdings, Inc. senior unsecured ratings to Ba3 from Baa3, withdrew its issuer rating of Baa3, and assigned a Ba2 corporate family rating (CFR), a probability of default rating of Ba2-PD and a speculative grade liquidity rating of SGL-1. The rating action reflects the company's weakening operating performance due to the fertilizer industry downturn, that is expected to persist into 2018, combined with CF's shift to a more aggressive financial policy that will subordinate the unsecured notes with secured debt. Moody's expects CF's credit metrics to weaken further in 2017 and remain under pressure into 2018 as a result of lower fertilizer prices amid increased market volatility as new nitrogen capacity is added. The outlook is stable. This action concludes the review commenced on October 14, 2016.

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