Published: TVNZ News - Monday August 30, 2010
Whitcoulls - Source: NZPA
Redgroup Retail, the owner of the Whitcoulls and Borders book stores, gained a waiver for breaches to its banking covenants and said chairman Rod Walker will step down.
The Pacific Equity Partners-owned book, stationery and entertainment company, based in Melbourne, said it is exploring a range of options to strengthen its balance sheet longer term.
Last month the company forecast earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (ebitda) of about $25 million for the 12 months ended August 28, against which interest payments of approximately $9 million were due, which would have put it in breach of two out of three banking covenants.
It cited a tough trading environment, particularly in Australia, in the last quarter of its financial year
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