MARC has affirmed the A+ID  and MARC-2ID /A+ID ratings on toll road concessionaire Maju Expressway Sdn Bhd’s (MESB) RM380.0 million Al Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Primary Serial Medium Term Notes (BBA MTN) and up to RM80.0 million Murabahah Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes (MCP/MTN) respectively (Islamic Securities). The ratings outlook is stable. The affirmed ratings acknowledge that w...

MARC has revised its outlook on MM Vitaoils Sdn Bhd’s (MMV) rating of its RM45.0 million Murabahah Commercial Paper Programme (MCP) to negative from stable.  Concurrently, MARC affirmed its MARC-2ID rating on the MCP.  The outlook revision reflects the slow build-up of liquidity ahead of significant sinking fund payments in 2011 as a result of its modest positive cashflow from oper...

MARC has affirmed Mithril Bhd’s (Mithril) RM59 million Redeemable Convertible Secured Loan Stocks (RCSLS) rating at B+. The negative outlook on the rating has been maintained. The affirmed rating and continued negative outlook reflects MARC’s concern about the sustainability of the company as a going-concern given the lack of near-term recovery prospects for the company’s core bu...

MARC has revised its rating outlook on Leader Universal Holdings Berhad’s (Leader) RM150.0 million Murabahah Medium Term Notes (MMTN) Issuance Programme to stable from developing and affirmed the MMTN rating at AID. The rating outlook revision reflects easing concerns surrounding the impact of Leader’s equity financing requirement for the construction of its second power plant project ...

MARC continues to maintain its MARC-4ID rating on Straight A’s Portfolio Sdn Bhd’s (Straight A’s) RM200 million Murabahah Underwritten Notes Issuance Facility (MUNIF) on MARCWatch Negative following its downgrade of Oilcorp Berhad’s (Oilcorp) debt ratings to MARC-4ID/CID from MARC-4ID/BBID. The continuing MARCWatch Negative placement now incorporates the potential for the d...

MARC has affirmed its AA+IS rating on Ample Zone Berhad’s (AZB) Sukuk Al-Ijarah (Sukuk) RM13.3 million Class B and lowered its rating on the RM75.0 million Class C Sukuk to B+IS from BB-IS. Additionally, MARC has assigned negative outlooks to both classes of Sukuk to reflect the downward pressure on the ratings arising from the continuing failure of entities related to AZB to pay rent for sp...

MARC has affirmed its AA+IS rating on Ample Zone Berhad’s (AZB) Sukuk Al-Ijarah (Sukuk) RM13.3 million Class B and lowered its rating on the RM75.0 million Class C Sukuk to B+IS from BB-IS. Additionally, MARC has assigned negative outlooks to both classes of Sukuk to reflect the downward pressure on the ratings arising from the continuing failure of entities related to AZB to pay rent for sp...

MARC has downgraded its ratings on Oilcorp Berhad’s (Oilcorp) RM70 million Murabahah Underwritten Notes Issuance Facility/Islamic Medium Term Notes Facility (MUNIF/IMTN) to MARC-4ID /CID from MARC-4ID /BBID, and maintains the ratings on MARCWatch Negative. The ratings were lowered in expectation of imminent default by Oilcorp on its upcoming redemption of its MUNIF/IMTN on October 7, 2009 un...

MARC has assigned ratings of MARC-1/AA- to IJM Corporation Berhad’s (IJM) proposed RM1,000 million Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes Programme. Concurrently, MARC has affirmed IJM’s MARC-1/AA- ratings on its RM300 million Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes Programme. The ratings reflect the Group’s strong market positions in construction and property development and its divers...

MARC has lowered its ratings on Boon Koon Group Bhd’s (Boon Koon) RM100 million Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP)/Islamic Medium Term Notes (IMTN) to MARC-3ID / BBB-ID from MARC-2ID /A-ID, and removed the ratings from MARCWatch.  The downgrade reflects Boon Koon’s weakened financial profile stemming from a period of very challenging industry conditions, its limited financial flexibi...