Pre úplnosť:UPDATE 1-Merrill may need more capital, post Q2 loss - LehmanFri Jun 13, 2008 6:08am EDT June 13 (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is growing more likely to raise additional capital, and will likely post a modest loss in the second quarter, according to an analyst at Lehman Brothers Inc."More important, management appears open to the idea of selling stakes in Bloomberg and/or Blackrock, having previously resisted the idea," analyst Roger Freeman wrote in a note.Merrill, the world's largest brokerage, is also expected to post additional write-downs in net collateralized debt obligation (CDO) and subprime exposures, partially offset by gains in "Alt-A" and commercial mortgage-backed securities, Freeman said."At this point, we expect Merrill to report a modest loss, due mainly to incremental reductions in carrying values related to monoline hedges on asset-backed securities CDOs that we expect the firm to have to take," he said.The analyst forecast a second-quarter loss of 64 cents a share for Merrill, compared with his prior view for a profit of 27 cents a share. He cut his price target on the stock to $47 from $49. He rates Merrill "equal-weight."Freeman also forecast a loss of 53 cents a share for all of 2008. His prior estimate was for a profit of 40 cents a share.Merrill is at risk of underperforming its peers in the near term as earnings estimates for its second quarter come down, he said.Shares of Merrill closed at $36.28 Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange. (Reporting by Tenzin Pema in Bangalore; Editing by Vinu Pilakkott)
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