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Fitch Cuts Gap, Inc. (GPS) to Junk Status

May 11, 2016 9:23 AM EDT

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Long-Term Issuer Default Rating for The Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS)(Gap) to 'BB+' from 'BBB-'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. A full list of rating actions follows at the end of this release.

The downgrade reflects Fitch's reduced confidence in stabilization of sales, expectations of continued gross margin volatility, and belief that Gap will need to continue using real estate actions and large-scale cost reduction programs to protect EBITDA in the face of sales declines. Fitch expects EBITDA to decline to the $2 billion range in 2016 versus $2.3... More