MARC has affirmed the AAAID(bg) and MARC-1ID(s) ratings on property developer, Horizon Hills Development Sdn Bhd’s (Horizon Hills) (formerly known as Arapesona Development Sdn Bhd) Islamic Bank Guaranteed Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme of up to RM200 million and Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme of up to RM70 million respectively. The ratings carry a stable outlook. The affirmed ...

MARC has assigned a rating of AA- to CIMB Bank Berhad’s (CIMB Bank) Innovative Tier 1 Capital Securities (IT-1 Securities) with nominal value of up to RM1.0 billion. The rating, which is two notches lower than CIMB Bank’s Financial Institution Rating of AA+, reflects the subordination of the IT-1 Securities relative to unsecured senior debt and subordinated debt obligations of the bank...

MARC has affirmed the AA-(bg) and AA-ID ratings of highway concessionaire Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd’s (SPRINT) RM365.0 million Bank Guaranteed Serial Fixed Rate bonds (BG Bonds) and RM510.0 million Al-Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) respectively (collectively known as the Facilities). The ratings carry a stable outlook. The affirmed rating on the BG Bonds re...

MARC has affirmed the rating of Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd’s (Perwaja) RM400.0 Million Murabahah Medium Term Notes (MMTN) Programme at AID and revised its outlook to developing from stable. The affirmed rating reflects Perwaja’s competitive strength as a major local producer of direct reduced iron (DRI) and its strategic importance to parent company, Kinsteel Berhad, which has a long term r...

MARC has affirmed the AAAID rating on Midciti Resources Sdn Bhd’s (Midciti) 8 to 12-year Secured Bai Al-Dayn Bonds with a nominal value of up to RM1,605 million (Serial Bonds) and the AAA(s) rating on its 13-year bonds with a nominal value of up to RM1,315 million. The ratings carry a stable outlook.The affirmed ratings and the stable ratings outlook reflect the credit strength of government...

MARC has upgraded IJM Plantations Berhad’s (IJMP) RM150 million Al-Bai Bithaman Ajil Serial Bonds (ABBA) long-term rating to AA-ID from A+ID. The rating outlook is stable. The upgrade reflects the group’s solid operating performance supported by an improving plantation maturity profile attesting to its superior estate management practice, strong profitability and cash flow generating c...

MARC affirms its AAAIS rating on IJN Capital Sdn Bhd’s (IJNC) outstanding RM100 million Sukuk out of RM209 million Sukuk Musyarakah programme. The rating reflects the group’s strong business profile as the leading and premier cardiac centre in Malaysia, its ownership by the Minister of Finance Incorporated (MOF) and robust liquidity profile. Moderating the rating is the regulated fee s...

MARC has affirmed the A-ID / MARC-2ID ratings on property developer Glomac Berhad’s (Glomac) RM60 million Junior Bai’Bithaman Ajil Islamic Bonds (Junior BaIDS) and its RM25 million Murabahah Notes Issuance Facility / Islamic Medium Term Notes (MUNIF/IMTN) respectively. Glomac’s RM50 million Senior BaIDS was fully redeemed in January 2006. The ratings reflect Glomac’s establ...

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 with a revision in outlook from stable to developing. The rating affirmation reflects the company’s competitive business profile, supported by...

MARC has affirmed the rating of Free Zone Capital Berhad’s (FZCB) RM410.0 million fixed rate serial bonds and up to RM70.0 million Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes (CP/MTN) programme at AAA and MARC-1/AAA, respectively. The ratings carry a stable outlook. Wholly-owned by Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB), FZCB was incorporated solely for the purpose of issuing the fixed rate serial bonds and C...