MARC has assigned a rating of A to Handal Offshore Services Sdn Bhd’s (“Handal” or the “Company”) RM50 million Medium Term Notes Programme (“MTN Programme”). The rating carries a stable outlook. Handal is a full line offshore crane manufacturing and service company specializing in the production of offshore pedestal mounted cranes for the oil and gas (&ldq...

MARC has affirmed the long and short-term ratings of Goodway Integrated Industries Berhad’s (Goodway) RM80 million Partially Underwritten Murabahah Notes Issuance Facility / Islamic Medium Term Notes Programme, at Marc-2ID /AID. The factors supporting the ratings affirmation include its improving profitability, the company’s market position as one of the leading domestic manufacturers ...

MARC has affirmed the ratings of Emas Kiara Industries Bhd’s (EKIB) RM80 million Partially Underwritten Murabahah Notes Issuance Facility / Islamic Medium Term Notes Issuance Facility (MUNIF/IMTN) at AID / MARC-2ID. The outlook is Stable. The ratings reflect a turnaround in the geosynthetic industry after weaker than expected operating performance in 2006. Additionally, the Group’s ris...

Strengths Stable earnings performance from timber product sales over the past 5 yearsHighly integrated operations and a production capacity which places it among the top five manufacturers of processed wood products in Sabah  Diversified range of products and customer baseChallenges/RisksUncertainties posed by its maiden venture into property development activitiesSufficiency of log supply fr...

MARC has affirmed the ratings of Kinsteel Berhad’s (Kinsteel) RM100.0 million Murabahah Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes (Murabahah CP/MTN) and RM100.0 million Murabahah Medium Term Notes (MMTN) Programme at MARC-2ID /AID  and AID respectively. The ratings carry a stable outlook, reflecting the company’s above average competitive position in the local steel industry supported b...

MARC has affirmed the long term rating of Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd’s (Perwaja) RM400.0 Million Murabahah Medium Term Notes (MMTN) Programme at AID with stable outlook, reflecting its strong position as a domestic direct reduced iron (DRI) producer, expectations for continued improvement in credit quality as the company benefits from higher steel prices and production volumes in addition to effi...

The rating of Negeri Sembilan Cement Industries Sdn Bhd’s (“NSCI”) RM200 million Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debts (“BaIDS”) has been affirmed at AA- ID (bg) whilst the ratings of its RM130 million Murabahah Notes Issuance Facility (“MUNIF”) have been reaffirmed at A- ID /MARC-2 ID.The affirmation of the bank guaranteed BaIDS reflects use of the &ldqu...

MARC has lowered its ratings on Paradym Resources Industries Sdn Bhd’s (“PRI”) RM40 million Islamic Commercial Papers / Medium Term Notes Issuance Programme (“ICP/MTN”) to CID /MARC-4ID from AID /MARC-2ID. The ratings remain on MARCWatch Negative. The downgrades reflect MARC’s concerns as to the company’s ability to fund near-term commitments arising from ...

MARC has assigned ratings of AAAIS , AAIS and AAAIS(bg) to ABS Logistics Berhad (ALB)’s Class A, Class B and Class C Senior Sukuk respectively. The ratings of Class A and B Senior Sukuk reflect the quality of the collateral comprising of 23 warehouses, protective structural features of the transaction, and relatively low actual loan-to-values (LTVs) for each of Class A and Class B Senior ...

MARC has downgraded the rating of Mithril Berhad’s (“Mithril”) RM59 million Redeemable Convertible Secured Loan Stocks (“RCSLS”) from BBB to BBB- with a negative outlook based on continued deterioration in the company’s financial profile, its weak operating outlook for 2007 and uncertainties about the future operating performance of new ventures. Mithril ma...