Rating action     MARC has affirmed its AAAIS(fg)  rating on Malaysia Steel Works (KL) Bhd’s (Masteel) RM130.0 million Sukuk Ijarah Programme with a stable outlook. The affirmed rating and outlook are based on the credit strength of Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin) which has provided an unconditional and irrevocable financial guarantee insurance on the programme. MARC ma...

Rating action     MARC has affirmed its AAAIS/MARC-1IS ratings on Gas Malaysia Distribution Sdn Bhd’s (GMD) Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme and Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) programme with a combined limit of up to RM1.0 billion. The ratings outlook is stable.Rationale     The affirmed ratings are mainly driven by GMD’s near-monopoly position in natur...

Rating action     MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad’s (MRCB) Islamic Medium-Term Notes Programme of up to RM5.0 billion (Sukuk Murabahah) with a stable outlook. As at end-May 2021, the programme has an outstanding sukuk of RM800 million.Rationale     The affirmed rating reflects MRCB’s well-established market position as ...

Rating Action     MARC has assigned ratings of MARC-1IS/A+IS to Serba Dinamik Holdings Berhad’s (Serba Dinamik) RM500.0 million multi-currency Islamic Commercial Papers Programme and RM1.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes Programme (collectively, sukuk programmes) with a combined limit of RM1.5 billion. The ratings outlook is stable.Rationale     The assigned ratin...

Rating action     MARC has upgraded Top Glove Corporation Berhad’s (Top Glove) corporate credit rating to AA+ from AA and concurrently affirmed its rating of AA-IS(CG) on special purpose vehicle TG Excellence Berhad’s RM3.0 billion Perpetual Sukuk Wakalah Programme. The ratings outlook is stable. TG Excellence is a wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary of Top Glove.Rationale&n...

MARC has assigned its final ratings of AAIS /AA to special-purpose vehicle OSK Rated Bond Sdn Bhd’s (OSKRB) proposed Sukuk Murabahah/Multi-Currency Medium-Term Notes Programme (Sukuk/MCMTN) with a combined limit of up to RM2.0 billion. The ratings outlook is stable. The assigned ratings apply to ringgit-denominated sukuk/notes issued under the programme. Wholly owned by OSK Holdings Berhad ...

MARC has assigned a final rating of  to AAIS Evyap Sabun Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s (Evyap Malaysia) proposed RM500.0 million Sukuk Wakalah Programme with a stable outlook. Evyap Malaysia is a subsidiary of Turkey-based Evyap Group, a longstanding and a well-established personal care product manufacturer with a strong market presence in Turkey and Eastern Europe. It owns an...

MARC has assigned a rating of AAAIS to Pengerang LNG (Two) Sdn Bhd’s (PLNG2) proposed Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme of up to RM3.0 billion. The rating outlook is stable.PLNG2 owns a regasification terminal, Regasification Terminal Pengerang (RGTP), through which natural gas is supplied to the USD27.0 billion Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC), Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS)’...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS(fg) rating on Malaysia Steel Works (KL) Bhd’s (Masteel) RM130.0 million Sukuk Ijarah Programme with a stable outlook. The affirmed rating and outlook reflect the credit strength of Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin) which has provided unconditional and irrevocable financial guarantee insurance on the programme. MARC maintains an insurer financial strength rating of...

MARC has assigned a final rating of AA-IS to Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad’s (MRCB) proposed Islamic Medium-Term Notes Programme of up to RM5.0 billion (Sukuk Murabahah) with a stable outlook.The assigned rating incorporates MRCB’s established market position in property development, particularly in transit-oriented developments (TOD), that has benefitted from the support extended by ...