The emerging narrative on Wall Street about AMC Theatres, North America's largest cinema circuit, is that the company may be on the brink of bankruptcy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The theater chain's hefty debt load is trading at highly distressed levels, and analysts have sounded the alarm that "AMC has minimal liquidity options to make it through" the virus crisis, recommending investors sell off stock before the exhibition giant files for Chapter 11 protection.
One especially interested party, however, has expressed distain for that estimation: Dalian Wanda Group, the Chinese conglomerate that has been AMC's largest shareholder since a historic $2.6 billion cross-border buyout in 2012. "The recent online media speculation that Wanda's.