Unchartered TerritoryWe just experienced one of the most severe corrections in history as the coronavirus continued to wreak havoc on the global economy and markets. Mandatory stay at home orders in states like California and New York are bringing non-essential economic activities to a standstill. The hotel, airline, restaurant, gaming, and retail industries have seen revenues fall off the proverbial cliff. U.S. airline travel, as measured by the TSA, showed a 93% decline (Y-o-Y) in passenger volumes. The speed and severity of this crisis are unprecedented, resulting in some record breaking moves: Record monthly drop in oil prices, record inter day equity volatility, record monthly spread widening (and remediation), record mutual fund outflows, record weekly jobless claims, record bank revolver draws, record number of ratings downgrades and fallen angels, and a record pace of fed balance sheet expansion.
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Looking For The Silver LiningTAMMY KARP | 8 APRIL 2020
Tammy KarpManaging DirectorFixed Income
Ms. Karp is a Managing Director in the Fixed Income group where she trades investment grade and cross over securities. Ms. Karp joined TCW in 2009 during the acquisition of Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC (MetWest). Prior to joining MetWest in 1997, she was with the fixed income department at The Capital Group. Ms. Karp earned her BS in Business from University of Arizona.
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TSA Checkpoint Traveler Volumes (U.S. Airports) Yesterday was 154k, Down -93% vs. Same Day Last Year
Source: BloombergNEF, TSA
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U.S. Jobless Claims: From Record Employment to RecessionVIX Touched All-Time Highs
Source: Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research Source: Bloomberg
Oil Prices Plummeted: Oil Hit With Both Supply and Demand Shocks
Source: BofA Global Research
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The response from both the Fed and lawmakers has been nothing shy of extraordinary as policymakers try to contain some of the economic damage from this public health crisis. The $2.2 trillion fiscal stimulus package passed by Congress and signed by the president includes the following key points: Payments to individuals ($1200 per adult, $500 per child), an increase in unemployment benefits by $600 per week with an extension of four months, and ~ $870 bln earmarked for loans to businesses, of which $454 bln will be levered by the Fed to potentially provide an additional $4 trillion in market and lending support. Separately, the Fed announced four new facilities to improve the flow of credit. The Commercial Paper Financing Facility, the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, the Primary Corporate Credit Facility and the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (see summary of details below). A $10 bln equity injection per facility will be provided by the Treasury, providing $400 bln worth of lending/buying firepower (assuming 10x leverage). The CPFF, PMCCF and SMCCF specifically target short-dated maturities, which could/should help alleviate some liquidity stress points and normalize credit curves. Credit curves inverted in March, meaning spreads for front end bonds were wider than spreads for longer dated bonds, a condition that occurs when liquidity dries up and/or default risk increases. All told, between the Fed’s private sector lending and credit programs and the emergency coronavirus spending bill, we are looking at ~ $6 trillion worth of announced stimulus, ~ 30% of GDP.
Liquidity Stress: Commercial Paper Yields Skyrocketed
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Fed Announces Measures to Support Credit Markets
Source: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Primary Market CorporateCredit Facility (PMCCF)
Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF)
Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF)
Asset Class Focus Corporate Bonds and Loans Corporate Bonds Corporate Bond ETFs Commercial Paper
Initial Completion Date Sept. 30, 2020 Sept. 30, 2020 Sept. 30, 2020 March 17, 2021
Facility SizeNot Disclosed
Initial $10 billion Treasury equity infusion
Not DisclosedInitial $10 billion Treasury
equity infusionNot Disclosed
Effective limit: maximum amounts all individual eligible issuers would be able to issue to the facilityInitial $10 billion Treasury equity infusion
Facility Terminal Value Funded until underlying assets mature
Funded until holdings mature or are sold
Funded until holdings mature or are sold
Funded until underlying assets mature
Eligibility
Maturity 4 years to maturity or less
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Not applicable 3 months to maturity
Credit Rating
- If multiple ratings: Rated BBB-/Baa3 or higher by at least two agencies
- If one rating: Rated BBB-/Baa3 or higher
- Each case subject to Fed’s review
- If multiple ratings: Rated BBB-/Baa3 or higher by at least two agencies
- If one rating: Rated BBB-/Baa3 or higher
- Each case subject to Fed’s review
- Fund objective: Broad exposure to U.S. IG corporate bonds (i.e. corporate debt rated BBB-/Baa3 or higher)
- If multiple ratings: rated A1/P1/F1 or higher by at least two agencies
- If one rating: rated A1/P1/F1 or higher
- If downgraded, eligible to make a one-time sale of CP
If multiple ratings: A2/P2/F2 or higher by at least two agencies
If one rating: rated A2/P2/F2 or higher
- Each case subject to Fed’s review
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- U.S. companies headquartered in the U.S. with “material” operations in the U.S.
- Excludes companies expected to receive direct relief from fi scal legislation
- Scope of eligibility may be expanded
- U.S. companies with “material” operations in the U.S.
- Excludes companies expected to receive direct relief from fi scal legislation
-ETFs listed in the U.S.
- U.S. issuers of CP, including U.S. issuers with a foreign parent company and U.S. municipal issuers
Limits on Purchase Amount
- Greatest of amount of bonds and loans outstanding at any time between Mar. 22, 2019 and Mar. 22. 2020
- Maximum amount allowed for eligible assets/issuers… - 140% with a AAA/Aaa rating - 130% with a AA/Aa rating - 120% with a A/A rating - 110% with a BBB/Baa rating
- 10% of the greatest amount of an issuer’s bonds outstanding between Mar. 22, 2019 and Mar. 22, 2020
- 20% of a fund’s assets as of Mar. 22, 2020
- Greatest of amount of USD CP outstanding at any time between Mar. 16, 2019 and Mar. 16, 2020
- If downgraded to A2/P2/F2, amount of USD CP outstanding on the day before downgrade
- Will not purchase asset-backed CP (ABCP) that were inactive prior to CPFF or ABCP not issued to institutions for 3 months between Mar. 16, 2019 and Mar. 16, 2020
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Terms, Interest Rate / Prices, Issuer Options
- Interest rates set by market conditions
- Commitment fee set at 100 bps- Callable by the issuer at par at
any time- At the issuer’s discretion, interest
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- Such interest will be added to the outstanding principal amount
- If interest is differed, issuer cannot pay share dividends or make share repurchases during period of deferred interest
- Fair market value in the secondary market
- ETF prices that do not “materially exceed” NAVs of the underlying portfolio in the secondary market
- For A1/P1/F1 CP, 3M OIS+110 bps
- For A2/P2/F2 CP, 3M OIS+200 bps
- Mandatory 10-bp facility fee on maximum about of CP the Fed’s SPV may own
- Eligible issuers may only sell CP to the SPV through the NY Fed’s primary dealers.
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Record Bank Line DrawsRecord Bank Line Draws: The deteriorating economic backdrop prompted companies to draw bank lines in record numbers in order to bolster liquidity in the face of unprecedented revenue declines. At least $170 bln worth of bank credit lines were tapped during the month of March and that number is expected to increase. According to data released by the FDIC, the U.S. banking system had $2.5 trillion of undrawn credit facilities as of 12/31/19, with the majority of those commitments coming from the big four (JPM, B of A, Wells, and Citi). It is therefore not surprising that banks tapped the markets in large numbers in order to strengthen liquidity. We also saw record issuance from industrial issuers, but generally it was the higher rated cohort that had access to the corporate debt market.
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Company Name Drawn (Millions)GM 16,000Ford 15,400Boeing* 13,800Anheuser-Busch InBev 9,000Petrobas 8,000Vale SA 5,000Aercap 4,000Albertson 4,000
Kraft Heinz 4,000Sasol Financing 3,800Carnival 3,368Ventas 2,750Delta Airlines Inc 2,650Marriot Int 2,500Micron Technology 2,500Aptiv 2,000HR Block 2,000ON Semiconductor Corp 1,969Expedia 1,900Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc 1,555Norwegian Cruise Lines 1,550Applied Materials Inc 1,500Host Hotel & Resorts 1,500Macy's 1,500MGM 1,500Sysco 1,500Air France 1,277Best Buy 1,250JC Penney 1,250Lam Research 1,250NCR Corp 1,100Red Rock Resorts 1,030Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 1,000Caesars-CRC 1,000Duke Energy Corp 1,000Kohl's 1,000Lear 1,000Park Hotels & Resorts 1,000Southwest Airlines 1,000Station Casinos LLC 1,000TJMaxx 1,000US Foods Inc 1,000VF Corp 1,000Wyndham Destinations Inc 1,000
Cash Frenzy U.S. companies tap billions of dollars
in revolvers and new loans
Source: Bloomberg, Public Filings
Source: J.P. Morgan, Bloomberg as of 3/26/20
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Record Monthly DowngradesThe era of rating agency forbearance may be coming to an end, precipitated by a sudden stop in economic activity and an abrupt decline in oil prices. The record number of ratings downgrades and fallen angels during the month is attributable to the massive growth in the credit market which is now 2.82x the size it was at the start of the cycle (2008). The $2.8 trillion BBB debt cohort is 3.9x bigger, underscoring the quality degradation and increased risk profile that has ensued over the last decade. Net downgrades (downgrades minus upgrades) totaled $560 bln in March, led by energy ($180 bln) and autos ($133 bln). This amounts to a record number of downgrades over a one-month period. From a relative perspective, the downgrades in March alone amount to 22% of the cumulative downgrades experienced during the great financial crisis of 2008.
Fallen Angeles AccelerateThe par amount of debt downgraded to high yield (fallen angels) totaled $60 bln (market value) on the month, also dominated by Energy and Autos. This brings the YTD total for fallen angels to $92 bln market value, which means 2020 will most likely surpass the previous full year record of $101 bln set in 2002 following the tech bubble.
Downgrade Comparisons vs. Prior CyclesLargest Monthly Number of Downgrades
Note: net rating change equals upgrades less downgrades. Based on the average of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, if available. We also include the watch as 2/3 of a notch and the outlook as 1/3 of a notch. Restricted to bonds in ICE BofA IG corporate index C0A0.Source: BofA Global Research
Downgrades by Sector
Note: net rating change equals upgrades less downgrades. Based on the average of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, if available. We also include the watch as 2/3 of a notch and the outlook as 1/3 of a notch. Restricted to bonds in ICE BofA IG corporate index C0A0.Source: BofA Global Research
Note: net rating change equals upgrades less downgrades. Based on the average of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, if available. We also include the watch as 2/3 of a notch and the outlook as 1/3 of a notch. Restricted to bonds in ICE BofA IG corporate index C0A0.Source: BofA Global Research
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Looking for the Silver LiningThe extent of the human and economic pain is uncertain and the prevailing sentiment is that the worst is yet to come. We will get more data about the extent of the damage as labor force statistics flow through and corporate earnings get announced. Government stimulus in the trillions and Fed intervention to support functioning markets should reduce tail risk. Still, downgrades and defaults are likely to increase, making issuer and sector selection key. The good news for bond investors is that valuations have dramatically improved. There is a growing cohort of defensive, high quality bonds trading wide of 250 basis points (bps) over Treasuries, giving investors rare opportunities to buy credits with strong balance sheets at decade-wide spread levels.
March Fallen Angels (Par Amount)Fallen Angels $92 bln Ytd. 2020 likely to surpass previous (nominal) record.
Source: BofA Global Research Source: BofA Global Research
Valuations Have Improved Credit index OAS of +255 is more than 100 wide of historical mean.
Source: Bloomberg Barclays
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Unprecedented Speed: From Post Crisis Tights of +89 to Post Crisis Wides of +341 in 2 Months
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Index PerformanceThe abrupt halt in economic activity and uncertainty over the length and severity of the outbreak caused severe volatility and dislocation in the credit markets, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the great financial crisis of 2008-09. Monthly IG credit volatility and absolute spread widening set new records. The move was fast and furious as spreads widened 224 basis points in a three-week period before retracing 86 bps of the move (from +117 to +341 to +255). From start to end, spreads widened 138 (bps) with an intra month range of 224 bps. Performance was weak across the board as no sector or issuer was left unscathed. Even the “best” performing sectors were ~ 100 (bps) wider on the month – those include pharma (+88), cable (+91 bps), health insurers (+95 bps), wirelines (+96 bps), railroads (+102 bps), supermarkets (103 bps) and consumer products (104 bps). Not surprisingly, the cohort of sectors considered to be essential services proved more defensive in this environment. Decompression and dispersion were key themes during the month as sectors most vulnerable to the economic shutdown experienced significant dislocation. Supply and demand shocks led to a collapse in oil prices. As a result, the energy complex widened to spread levels that surpassed the last commodity crisis of 2015-16. Independent energy widened 571 (bps) on the month and is now trading at an OAS of +797 (with an average price of $78.14). Airlines (+437 bps), midstream (+361 bps), refiners (+350 bps), oil servicers (+323 bps), autos (+272 bps) and REITs (+235 bps) also underperformed.
March Index Returns
Source: Bloomberg Barclays
March Excess Return
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Credit Index -9.86% -6.63% -12.72% -3.14% 255 138 165
Industrials -11.19% -7.70% -14.84% -4.28% 276 145 177
Financials -8.39% -5.62% -10.46% -2.69% 268 161 188
Utilities -12.30% -8.19% -15.40% -2.36% 254 138 157
Municipals -13.37% -8.94% -14.05% 0.00% 238 127 122
Sovereigns -10.46% -6.72% -14.81% -3.21% 260 118 156
AA -6.15% -2.91% -7.91% 1.54% 154 84 102
A -7.75% -4.46% -10.30% -0.50% 207 113 137
BBB -13.67% -10.34% -17.37% -7.39% 360 206 235
Spreads ended up 138 bps wider on the month with intra month range of 224 bps. Ytd, spreads are 165 bps wider.
Source: Bloomberg Barclays
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Source: Barclays Capital
March OAS Changes by Sector Widespread re-valuation. Worst monthly performance for credit spreads.
Cyclical vs. non-cyclical bifurcation.
Independent EnergyAirlinesMidstream EnergyRefiningOil Field ServicesAutosReitsPaperLife InsuranceMetals And MiningAerospace/DefenseTobaccoMediaChemicalsBanksDiversified ManufacturingCredit IndexUtilitiesMunisHealthcareSovereignsFood And BevRetailersTechnologyConsumer ProdSupermarketsRailroadsWirelinesHealth InsCablePharma
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Source: Barclays Capital
Independent EnergyAirlines
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Oil Field ServicesAutos
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Index OAS Distribution 10% of the IG market trades at spreads wide of 400. 24% of the market trades wide of 300
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New Issue Use of ProceedsMonthly Supply Volumes
Source: BofA Global Research Note: Refinancing issuance includes general, short-term, long-term, bank loan, and CP repayments. Frontloading issuance includes M&A, share buybacks, dividends, and capex. COVID-19 liquidity issuance includes banks, companies that drew credit lines or mentioned liquidity in the use of proceeds language. Normal issuance includes GCP and refinancing issuance that did not fall under COVID-19 liquidity, frontloading, or CP repayments. Numbers sum up to more than the total amount as some deals fit multiple categories.Source: BofA Global Research
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March Bank Issuance
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Issue Spread
Current G-Spread
3/10/2020 JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & CO - A- $ 2,250 2.005 3/13/2026 145 1693/17/2020 GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC A3 BBB+ $ 2,500 3.800 3/15/2030 300 2723/17/2020 BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORP A2 A- $ 3,000 4.083 3/20/2051 260 2263/17/2020 BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORP A2 A- C$ 781 3.515 3/24/2026 270.9 -3/19/2020 JPM JPMORGAN CHASE & CO A2 A- $ 3,000 4.493 3/24/2031 340 2453/19/2020 C CITIGROUP INC - - $ 1,300 5.316 3/26/2041 350 2853/19/2020 MS MORGAN STANLEY A3 *+ BBB+ $ 2,000 5.597 3/24/2051 375 2513/23/2020 WFC WELLS FARGO & COMPANY A2 A- $ 2,500 4.478 4/4/2031 375 2773/23/2020 WFC WELLS FARGO & COMPANY A2 A- $ 3,500 5.013 4/4/2051 370 2673/24/2020 C CITIGROUP INC - - $ 4,000 4.412 3/31/2031 360 2943/24/2020 BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORP - A- € 1,618 3.648 3/31/2029 - 3433/25/2020 BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORP A2 A- $ 2,500 4.083 3/20/2051 260 2263/25/2020 GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC - BBB+ € 2,176 3.375 3/27/2025 391.3 -3/26/2020 GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC - - $ 3,500 3.500 4/1/2025 300 2803/26/2020 MS MORGAN STANLEY A3 *+ BBB+ $ 3,000 3.622 4/1/2031 285 2783/26/2020 STT STATE STREET CORP - - $ 750 2.825 3/30/2023 255 2473/26/2020 STT STATE STREET CORP - - $ 500 2.901 3/30/2026 245 2383/26/2020 STT STATE STREET CORP - - $ 500 3.152 3/30/2031 235 2223/23/2020 WFC WELLS FARGO & COMPANY A2 A- $ 2,000 5.013 4/4/2051 275 267
Source: Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan Estimates. As of March 26, 2020