MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad’s (MHB) RM1.0 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme. The outlook is maintained at negative. The continued negative outlook reflects MHB’s weakening profitability metrics due to higher impairment charges and lower contribution from its key heavy engineering unit (HEU) arising from reduced contract flow...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Malakoff Power Berhad’s (MPower) RM5.4 billion Sukuk Murabahah with a stable outlook. The outstanding sukuk amount is RM4.34 billion. MPower is the operations and maintenance (O&M) operator of the power plants owned by its parent company Malakoff Corporation Berhad (Malakoff). Apart from the O&M revenue, MPower receives interest income and principal...

MARC has affirmed the rating of AAAIS on TNB Western Energy Berhad’s (TNB Western Energy) Islamic Sukuk of up to RM4.0 billion with a stable outlook. TNB Western Energy is the funding conduit of TNB Manjung Five Sdn Bhd (TNB Manjung Five), the project company for the construction of the 1,000-megawatt (MW) ultra-supercritical (USC) coal-fired power plant under a 25-year power purchase agre...

MARC has affirmed its MARC-1IS/ AAAIS ratings on PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad’s (PDB) Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme of up to RM2.0 billion. The outlook on the ratings is stable. PDB’s affirmed ratings are equalised to that of its parent, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) based on MARC’s assessment of a very strong parent-subsidiary relati...

MARC has affirmed its MARC-1IS and AA-IS ratings on Northport (Malaysia) Bhd’s (Northport) Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme respectively (collectively Sukuk Musharakah Programmes). The outlook on the ratings is stable. The ratings affect the outstanding amount of RM350 million as at December 31, 2016 under the rated programmes which have a...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS and A- ratings on Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd’s (Kesturi) RM2.3 billion Sukuk Musharakah (Senior Sukuk) and RM180 million Redeemable Secured Junior Bonds (Junior Bonds) respectively. The outlook on both ratings is stable. The three-notch rating differential between the Senior Sukuk and Junior Bonds reflects the potential coupon deferral risk as well...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AA-IS on Jimah East Power Sdn Bhd’s (JEP) outstanding RM8.98 billion Sukuk Murabahah with a stable outlook. JEP was established to develop, design, construct and operate a 2x1,000-megawatt (MW) ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant in Jimah, Negeri Sembilan under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). As at August 31...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on Gas District Cooling (Putrajaya) Sdn Bhd’s (GDC Putrajaya) RM300 million Al-Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) with a stable outlook. The affirmed rating reflects a three-notch uplift from GDC Putrajaya’s standalone credit profile, which is assessed at AA-. The rating uplift is premised on MARC’s assessment on the strength of paren...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS(fg) rating on investment holding company Senari Synergy Sdn Bhd’s (Senari Synergy) RM380 million Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme with a stable outlook. The rating and outlook hinge on the unconditional and irrevocable guarantee provided by Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin) on the IMTN obligations. Danajamin carries a financial insurer rating of...

MARC has affirmed its AAIS rating on toll road concessionaire ANIH Berhad's (ANIH) RM2.5 billion Senior Sukuk Musharakah Programme with a stable outlook. The rating incorporates the stable traffic performance of and sufficient cash flow generation from ANIH’s portfolio of mature toll roads to support its finance service obligations. The rating also benefits from the subordinated and equity-like...