CoreWeave Bonds Fall Below 80 Cents on the Dollar, Musk Calls It 'Scary'
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CoreWeave's 2032 unsecured bonds fell below 80% of face value on Wednesday, pushing yields above 15%, according to Trace data. The AI cloud provider's credit default swaps hit record highs, with market pricing implying a greater than 50% probability of default within five years. The move drew attention from Silicon Valley figures Chamath Palihapitiya and Elon Musk, who responded 'scary' to the yield figure. CoreWeave shares fell as much as 16% intraday Wednesday. D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria, who previously called CoreWeave the 'subprime' tier of AI, warned on a podcast that if the AI financing boom fades, CoreWeave may be unable to service its costly debt and its stock could fall to zero. The New Jersey-based 'neocloud' provider is capital-intensive and relies heavily on high-yield bond markets for expansion, and has faced rising borrowing costs in recent months.
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CoreWeave's bond prices have fallen rapidly to levels that typically signal financial distress, drawing attention from Silicon Valley figures including Chamath Palihapitiya and Elon Musk.
Bond Prices and Yields
According to Trace quote data, the AI cloud computing provider's unsecured bonds maturing in 2032 fell below 80% of face value on Wednesday. At that price, the bonds yield over 15%. After Palihapitiya mentioned the figure on social media, Musk responded by calling it "scary."
Credit Default Swaps Hit Record High
CoreWeave's credit default swaps (CDS) have once again risen to record highs. At current levels, market pricing indicates a probability of more than 50% that the company will default within the next five years.
Stock Decline and Analyst Warnings
CoreWeave's stock performance has also been startling, falling as much as 16% intraday on Wednesday. D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria, who previously described CoreWeave as the "subprime tranche" of the AI sector, warned on a podcast Wednesday that if the AI financing boom fades, CoreWeave will be unable to repay its costly debt and its stock could fall to zero.
Company Background
Headquartered in New Jersey, CoreWeave is regarded as one of the earliest "neocloud" companies—a group of cloud computing providers focused on the booming AI market. The company's business is capital-intensive and heavily reliant on the high-yield bond market to fund its expansion. In recent months, CoreWeave has had to pay higher borrowing costs to secure financing.
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CoreWeave shares plunge as 2032 bond yields top 15% on AI debt concerns