TSX:KEG.UN - Post by User
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logicandinertiaon Mar 21, 2020 8:10pm
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RE:RE:Back to 2009 crises levels
RE:RE:Back to 2009 crises levelsIf it is months, the majority of independent restaurants will go out of business. Most restarants only have 30-45 days of cash reserve. And bank lines aren't likely to be extended or expanded if there is no visibility towards reopening. Therefore, it will be weeks, not months.
The government will have to step up testing, and mandate older people to be very careful, but ultimately reopen this economy. Ruining large swaths of the economy by keeping them closed is not something the public will allow for too long. All the employees in the hospitality industry would be destitute.
On the other side of this, many smaller chains/franchisees will be out of business. THe survivors will have a chance to increase share in the CDN market. We have needed consiolidation for some time. KEG and SIR look particularly interesting. GOod luck.