Ratings agency in Digicel warning shot

Fitch says O’Brien’s firm must cut debt

Fitch warns Denis O’Brien’s Digicel needs to generate €1.1 billion a year to pay down its debts Picture: Getty

Digicel, the Caribbean mobile phone company owned by Denis O’Brien, could see its credit rating come under pressure unless it generates cash to pay down debt.

In a report on the company last week the influential credit ratings agency Fitch said Digicel needs to generate as much as $1.1 billion (€1 billion) in earnings annually over the next couple of years to create sufficient cash to pay down its debts.

“Fitch expects the ...