TEXT-S&P: Hewlett-Packard ratings unchanged by impairment

Nov 20 - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings and outlook on Hewlett-Packard Co. (BBB+/Stable/A-2) remain unchanged following the company's recent announcement that it incurred an $8.8 billion goodwill impairment charge related to its 2011 acquisition of Autonomy Corp. plc. The noncash impairment charge does not alter our expectation that HP will maintain its "satisfactory" business profile and "intermediate" financial profile, despite highly competitive market conditio