SunEdison Inc. (SUNE) On The Brink Of Bankruptcy As Financial, Regulatory Troubles Mount
Clean energy giant SunEdison Inc. is on the verge of bankruptcy amid growing concerns over the company’s accounting practices and its ability to cover large debt obligations.
“There is a substantial risk that SunEdison will soon seek bankruptcy protection,” the firm’s subsidiary TerraForm Global Inc. said Tuesday in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The subsidiary cited SunEdison’s “liquidity difficulties” and said a SunEdison bankruptcy would have a “material adverse effect” on TerraForm Global.
The world’s biggest developer of solar and wind projects, SunEdison has seen its share price plunge 96 percent since July as questions have swirled about company’s financial position. The firm has twice postponed the release of its annual filing for its 2015 financial performance, a delay that investors and lenders say leaves them blind to SunEdison’s true ability to generate cash flow and pay down debt.
If the Maryland Heights, Missouri-based company fails to file its SEC Form 10-K report by a Wednesday deadline, it must reach an arrangement with lenders on at least $1.4 billion in loans and credit facilities — or face a potential technical default.
SunEdison’s (NYSE:SUNE) share price was down almost 50 percent, to 63 cents, Tuesday by 11:09 a.m. EDT. The share prices of the company’s two publicly traded offshoots were also depressed early in the trading day. Equity in TerraForm Global (NASDAQ:GLBL) dropped 22 percent, to $1.95 a share, while stock in TerraForm Power Inc. (NASDAQ:TERP) was down 8.15 percent, to $7.78 a share. Meanwhile, the broader large-capitalization market, as measured by the Standard & Poor’s 500 index (INDEXSP:.INX), was trading down slightly.
SunEdison Said to Be Preparing to File for Bankruptcy
Solar-energy company SunEdison plans to file for bankruptcy protection in the coming weeks, a dramatic about-face for a company whose market value stood at nearly $10 billion in July.
The company is preparing a chapter 11 filing and is in talks with two creditor groups to obtain a loan to fund its operations during the process, according to people familiar with the matter. Creditors are likely to take control of the company and its portfolio of power projects, the people said.
SunEdison, whose stock has plummeted in recent months, would rank among the largest financial collapses in recent years.
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