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65億美元債務壓頂!碳化硅巨頭瀕臨破產,股價閃崩70%

據外媒報道,美國碳化硅(SiC)芯片製造商Wolfspeed正準備在數週內申請破產。

受消息影響,該公司的股價暴跌超70%,市值從百億美元縮水至個位數。年初至今已累計下跌超90%。

揹負65億美元鉅額債務

資料顯示,Wolfspeed成立於1987年,是一家全球領先的碳化硅功率器件和寬禁帶半導體技術公司,Wolfspeed最初是Cree公司旗下的第三代化合物半導體業務部門,專注於LED照明和半導體業務。

Wolfspeed在碳化硅襯底市場長期佔據領先地位,但因自身激進擴張、行業競爭加劇,近年來陷入債務危機。

根據《華爾街日報》援引知情人士的報道,該公司正面臨高達65億美元的債務壓力,其中包含一筆5.75億美元、在2026年5月到期的期末整付可轉債。而截至3月底,其現金儲備僅爲13億美元。

Wolfspeed的財務困境主要源於工業和汽車市場需求疲軟、關稅帶來的不確定性,以及與主要客戶(如瑞薩電子)之間的供應協議壓力。

此外,特斯拉減少碳化硅芯片使用的技術調整,也對其業務造成了衝擊。

Wolfspeed還面臨一筆5.75億美元的可轉換債券將於2026年5月到期的重大償付壓力。

儘管公司曾獲得由Apollo Global Management牽頭的7.5億美元融資,並有望從2022年《芯片法案》中獲得額外的7.5億美元資金,但由於債務再融資受阻,這些資金尚未到位。

目前,Wolfspeed正在與債權人協商制定一項獲得大多數債權人支持的破產計劃,以應對其沉重的債務負擔。

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本月早些時候,該公司對其持續運營的能力表示了嚴重擔憂,併發布了疲軟的收入預期。

2025財年第三財季,公司營收同比下滑7%,僅爲1.85億美元,淨虧損爲28550萬,且未提供第四財季的業績指引。經調整後,公司每股虧損72美分,虧損幅度較去年進一步擴大。

目前,Wolfspeed預計2026年營收爲8.5億美元,遠低於分析師普遍預期的9.587億美元。

值得注意的是,在Wolfspeed股價崩盤前夕,知名投資機構Jana Partners已提前清倉拋售。

據監管文件顯示,該機構在2025年第一季度退出了其在Wolfspeed的全部頭寸。此前,Jana Partners曾推動 Wolfspeed考慮出售以提振股價,並在2024年底減持了約19%的股份。

過去一年,Wolfspeed 解僱了CEO,關閉了一家工廠,並裁員20%,以應對股價自疫情期間峯值以來暴跌90%以上的情況。

Jana Partners認爲,Wolfspeed管理層在資本配置、執行和戰略方面的失誤是導致公司經營困境和股價崩盤的主要原因。

多位華爾街分析師指出,Wolfspeed目前的歸宿基本只有破產或被收購兩條路。

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