MARC has affirmed its ratings on Alpha Circle Sdn Bhd’s RM540 million Senior Sukuk Musharakah and RM55 million Junior Sukuk Musharakah at AA-IS and AIS. The ratings outlook remains negative. The affirmed ratings primarily consider the improvement in the volume of work permits issued for foreign workers with the uptrend reflecting moderate success of the government programme to rehire/l...

MARC has assigned ratings of MARC-1IS(cg)/AA-IS(cg) to Sunway Treasury Sukuk Sdn Bhd’s (STSSB) RM10.0 billion Sukuk Programme with a stable outlook. STSSB’s Sukuk Programme will carry an Al-Khafalah guarantee from Sunway Berhad (Sunway). The new Sukuk Programme is expected to replace STSSB’s existing RM2.0 billion Sukuk Programme which MARC had affirmed at MARC-1IS(cg)/AA-IS(cg) on Nove...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on MISC Berhad's RM2.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme. The outlook on the rating is stable.   MISC is a key subsidiary of the national oil company Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS). The affirmed rating benefits from a rating uplift from PETRONAS based on th...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on MMC Corporation Berhad’s (MMC) RM2.5 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme with a stable outlook. The rating reflects MMC’s longstanding track record and strong market position in key sectors of the domestic economy namely ports, engineering and utilities. Its ports and utilities divisions which are underpinned by long-term concessions, and its engineer...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of A+IS and A-IS on DRB-HICOM Berhad’s (DRB-HICOM) Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme of up to RM1.8 billion and Perpetual Sukuk Musharakah Programme (Perpetual Sukuk) of up to RM2.0 billion respectively. The two-notch rating differential between the Perpetual Sukuk and the IMTN is in line with MARC’s notching principles on hybrid securities. The rati...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AA- on Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s (Sports Toto) RM800.0 million 10-year Medium-Term Notes Programme (MTN-1) and RM800.0 million 15-year Medium-Term Notes Programme (MTN-2). The rating carries a stable outlook. The combined outstanding amount under the programmes, which cannot exceed RM800 million at any time, stood at RM745.0 million as at end-August 2018. ...

MARC has affirmed its short-term rating of MARC-2IS on investment holding company Bina Darulaman Berhad’s (BDB) RM100.0 million Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme. The outlook for the rating is stable. The outstanding notes under the programme stood at RM50.0 million as at end-March 2018. The rating affirmation primarily reflects BDB’s strong liquidity position and moderate debt ...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of MARC-1IS /AA-IS on UEM Edgenta Berhad’s Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) under its Sukuk Murabahah programme of up to RM1.0 billion. The outlook on the ratings is stable. UEM Edgenta is majority-owned by UEM Group Berhad, a government-linked entity with significant business interests in key economic sectors. The affirmed ...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on MISC Berhad's (MISC) RM2.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme. The outlook on the rating is stable. Currently, there is no outstanding amount under the IMTN programme. The affirmed rating incorporates rating uplift from MISC’s standalone rating based on MARC’s assessment of MISC’s significant operational and financial integration wi...

MARC has affirmed its AAA(bg) and AAA(fg) ratings on Premier Merchandise Sdn Bhd’s (Premier Merchandise) RM300 million 7-year Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme (Tranche 1) and RM300 million 9-year MTN Programme (Tranche 2) respectively with a stable outlook. Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 are guaranteed by Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) and Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin) respectively. The rat...