MARC has affirmed the ratings of AAA(cg)/MARC-1(cg) and AAAID(cg)/MARC-1ID(cg) on Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (Tesco Malaysia) RM3.5 billion Conventional and Islamic Commercial Paper and Medium Term Notes (CP/MTN/ICP/IMTN) Programme. The ratings reflect the credit strength of the corporate guarantee extended by its parent company, UK-based Tesco Plc (Tesco) for the rated facilities and...

MARC has affirmed the ratings of RCE Advance Sdn Bhd’s (RCEA) RM420.0 million Fixed Rate Medium Term Notes programme (Facility) at A+ for RM240.0 million Class A; A for RM120.0 million Class B; and BBB+ for RM60.0 million Class C notes. The ratings carry a stable outlook. The affirmation and stable outlook are premised on the satisfactory performance of the securities’ underlying portf...

MARC has affirmed its A rating on Aliran Ihsan Resources Berhad’s (AIRB) RM56.924 million Redeemable Convertible Unsecured Loan Stocks (RCULS). The rating outlook remains developing to reflect uncertainties arising from the current ongoing industry-wide restructuring that involves among others migration of concessions to a new licensing regime or the option for existing water operators to co...

MARC has affirmed the short-term and long-term ratings of automotive parts manufacturer, EP Manufacturing Berhad’s (EPMB) of up to RM150 million and RM120 million Murabahah Notes Issuance Facilities/Islamic Medium Term Notes (MUNIF/IMTN) at MARC-2ID /AID. The affirmed ratings recognise EPMB’s defensible market position in the domestic auto parts sector but high reliance on national car...

MARC has affirmed its ‘A’ rating on Berjaya Land Berhad’s (BLand) Secured Exchangeable Bonds, of which RM882.0 million remains outstanding currently. Concurrently, the outlook was revised to developing from stable. MARC’s revised outlook for the rating reflects increased uncertainty posed by the exchangeable bonds’ approaching put option date of August 15, 2009 and co...

MARC has affirmed the rating of A+ID on toll road concessionaire, Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd's (Kesturi) RM780 million redeemable secured serial bonds under an Islamic Istisna Sukuk (Sukuk). The rating carries a stable outlook. The rating affirmation takes into consideration the strategic alignment of the 18 km Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) that links to a network of major h...

MARC has affirmed the ratings of apparel manufacturer Hytex Integrated Berhad’s (Hytex) RM100.0 million Murabahah Underwritten Notes Issuance Facility/ Islamic Medium Term Notes (MUNIF/ IMTN) at MARC-2ID /A-ID. Concurrently, MARC has revised the rating outlook to negative from developing.Hytex’s revised rating outlook reflects MARC’s view that while contract manufacturing orders ...

MARC has affirmed the AAA rating of Cagamas MBS Berhad’s (Cagamas MBS) asset-backed fixed rate serial bonds of RM2,060.0 million (CMBS 2005-2). The rating carries a stable outlook. The affirmed rating and stable outlook reflect the satisfactory performance of the securitised mortgage portfolio to date, particularly its lower-than-expected delinquency and cumulative default rates. As of Decem...

MARC has affirmed the ratings of MARC-1/AAA and MARC-1/AA on the RM125.0 million Senior Class A Notes and RM50.0 million Senior Class B Notes (Senior Notes) of the special purpose vehicle, Mutual Streams Sdn Bhd’s (MSSB) RM650 million Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes (CP/MTN) programme. The ratings carry a stable outlook. The affirmation and stable outlook reflect the performance of the c...

MARC has affirmed its AAAID ratings on Optimal Olefins (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (Olefins) RM250.0 million Al Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS). The rating outlook is stable. The rating reflects Olefins’ ownership by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) and The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), its secured feedstock source with favourable price structure from Petronas until 2023, ...