Fitch Updates Recovery Analyses for U.S. Homebuilding and Building Materials Issuers

CHICAGO--()--Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: U.S. Homebuilding, Building, and Home Products and Services Recovery Models

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=742336

Fitch Ratings has published updated recovery analyses for U.S. Homebuilders and Building Materials companies, including:

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

KB Home

M/I Homes, Inc.

Meritage Corp.

Standard Pacific Corp.

USG Corporation

The interactive recovery analysis worksheets are available at 'www.fitchratings.com' under the following headers:

Sectors >> Corporate Finance >> Corporates >> Research

Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

--'Corporate Rating Methodology' (Aug. 5, 2013);

--'Recovery Ratings and Notching Criteria for Nonfinancial Corporate Issuers' (August 14, 2012);

-- U.S. Homebuilding Industry - Recovery Rating Methodology, (April 7, 2008).

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

Corporate Rating Methodology - Effective from 8 August 2012 - 5 August 2013

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=684460

Recovery Ratings and Notching Criteria for Non-Financial Corporate Issuers

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=721836

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Contacts

Fitch Ratings
Robert Rulla, +1-312-606-2311
Director
Fitch, Inc.
70 West Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60602
or
Robert Curran, +1-212-908-0515
Managing Director
or
Media Relations:
Sandro Scenga, New York, +1 212-908-0278
sandro.scenga@fitchratings.com