MARC has affirmed its AA+ rating on State Bank of India’s (SBI) Senior Unsecured Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) Bonds (2008/2013) of MYR500 million. The rating reflects SBI’s systemically important position as the largest bank in India, its strong market franchise, resilient core earnings and good liquidity position. The rating also takes into account the bank’s ownership structure and ...

MARC has affirmed the AAAID(s) rating on Sarawak Specialist Hospital & Medical Centre Sdn Bhd’s (SSHMC) RM425 million Istisna’ Serial Bonds. The outlook for the rating is stable. The affirmed rating is premised on MARC’s AAA rating on Sarawak state which, through its State Financial Secretary Inc. (SFS), had executed a redeemable preference share (RPS) subscription agreement ...

MARC has affirmed its rating on Woori Bank’s (Woori Bank) RM1.0 billion Medium Term Notes Programme (MTN) at AAA. The rating is premised on the bank’s strong position in its local South Korean market supported by an extensive customer reach, adequate capitalisation with good quality tier-1 capital, and access to government liquidity support via its holding company, government-owned Kor...

MARC has affirmed Radicare (M) Sdn Bhd’s (Radicare) ratings on its RM100.0 million Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes (CP/MTN) and RM50.0 million Medium Term Notes (MTN) facilities at MARC-1/A+ and A+, respectively. The ratings outlook is stable. The affirmed ratings continue to reflect the group’s sustainable operating performance and debt servicing ability under a 15-year concession...

MARC has affirmed its AAAID(bg) and A+ID  ratings on Viable Chip (M) Sdn Bhd’s (VCSB) RM50.0 million nominal value Bank Guaranteed Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS A) and RM150.0 million nominal value of Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS B), respectively. The AAAID(bg) rating of BaIDS A has been affirmed on the basis of an irrevocable and unc...

MARC has downgraded its rating on Haisan Resources Berhad’s (Haisan) outstanding RM12 million bonds to BBB- from A-. The rating outlook is negative. The downgrade followed the company’s announcement of its second-quarter earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2009, its fourth consecutive quarterly loss since the third quarter of 2008. Although its quarterly loss shows signs of na...

MARC has affirmed the short- and long-term ratings of MARC-2/A+ on Asia Brands Corporation Berhad’s (ABC) RM70.0 million Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes (CP/MTN Programme) respectively. The outlook for the ratings is maintained at stable. The rating action is premised on ABC’s strong competitive position in the domestic baby products and ladies’ undergarment market segments, ...

MARC has affirmed the ratings on special purpose company IJN Capital Sdn Bhd’s (IJN Cap) outstanding RM100 million of the RM209 million Sukuk Musyarakah programme at AAAIS. The affirmed rating primarily reflects the credit quality of Institut Jantung Negara Sdn Bhd (IJN) which effectively funds the obligations under IJN Cap under the Sukuk Musyarakah. Key credit considerations include the go...

MARC has downgraded its ratings on Medi Innovation Sdn Bhd’s (MISB) RM100 million Islamic Medium Term Notes Issuance Facility (IMTN facility) and RM50 million Murabahah Underwritten Notes Issuance Facility/Islamic Medium Term Notes Issuance Facility (MUNIF/IMTN) to BBBID and MARC-3ID /BBBID from AID and MARC-2ID /AID, respectively. The ratings remain on MARCWatch Negative. MISB operates a ch...

MARC is issuing this interim update following the completion of its review initiated in November 2009 on its AAAID and AAID ratings on ABS Plantation Assets Berhad’s (ABS Plantation) RM50.0 million Class A and RM45.0 million Class B Senior Notes Bai-Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDs) respectively. For this review, MARC’s assessment of the securitised plantation assets’...