MARC has assigned a final short-term rating of MARC-2IS to Bina Darulaman Berhad’s (BDB) proposed RM100.0 million Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme. The outlook for the rating is stable. The rating primarily reflects BDB’s moderate business and financial profile, characterised by improving profitability on the back of increased property development activities and a secured road m...

MARC has assigned ratings of MARC-1IS/ AA-IS to UEM Edgenta Berhad’s (UEM Edgenta) Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) under its Sukuk Murabahah Programme (Sukuk Murabahah) of up to RM1.0 billion. The outlook on the ratings is stable. UEM Edgenta’s long-term ratings are underpinned by MARC’s assessment of parental support from UEM Group Berhad. The rating ag...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on MISC Berhad's (MISC) RM2.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme. The outlook on the rating is stable. The affirmed rating reflects a three-notch rating uplift from its standalone rating based on MARC’s assessment of significant operational and financial integration with parent Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) on which the rating agenc...

MARC has affirmed its AAA(bg) rating on Boustead Holdings Berhad’s (Boustead) RM1.0 billion Bank-Guaranteed Medium-Term Notes (BG MTN) programme with a stable outlook. The rating reflects the credit strength of the syndicated bank guarantee facility provided by OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (OCBC Malaysia), Public Bank Berhad (Public Bank), Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) and The Bank of East As...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of MARC-1IS/AAAIS and AAIS on Sime Darby Berhad’s (Sime Darby) Islamic Commercial Papers/Islamic Medium-Term Notes (ICP/IMTN) Programme with a combined limit of RM4.5 billion and Perpetual Subordinated Sukuk Programme (Perpetual Sukuk) of up to RM3.0 billion respectively. The two-notch rating differential between the Perpetual Sukuk and IMTN is in line with MARC’...

MARC has affirmed its ratings on Alpha Circle Sdn Bhd’s (Alpha Circle) RM540 million Senior Sukuk Musharakah (Senior Sukuk) and RM55 million Junior Sukuk Musharakah (Junior Sukuk) at AA-IS and AIS respectively with a stable outlook. The two-notch rating differential reflects the subordination of the Junior Sukuk to the Senior Sukuk in terms of payment and security. As at end-November 2016, the ...

MARC has affirmed its AAA(fg) rating on KMCOB Capital Berhad’s (KMCOB) guaranteed serial bonds of up to RM320.0 million with a stable outlook. The rating and outlook reflect the unconditional and irrevocable financial guarantee provided by Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin), which carries MARC’s insurer financial strength rating of AAA and counterparty credit ratings of AAA/MARC-1. As at e...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AA-IS with a stable outlook on MMC Corporation Berhad’s (MMC) RM1.5 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme (Sukuk Murabahah). The rating affects the outstanding sukuk of RM1.3 billion issued as at November 30, 2016. The affirmed rating is driven by MMC group’s sizeable business operations and strong competitive position in three key businesses namely port and ...

MARC has affirmed its AAA(bg) and AAA(fg) ratings on Premier Merchandise Sdn Bhd’s (Premier Merchandise) RM300 million 7-year Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme (Tranche 1) and RM300 million 9-year MTN Programme (Tranche 2) respectively with a stable outlook. Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 are guaranteed by Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) and Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin) respectively, and th...

MARC has downgraded its rating on DRB-HICOM Berhad’s (DRB-HICOM) Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme of up to RM1.8 billion to A+IS from AA-IS. Concurrently, the rating agency has lowered the rating on the Perpetual Sukuk Musharakah Programme (Perpetual Sukuk) of up to RM2.0 billion to A-IS from AIS. The outlook on all ratings has been revised to stable from negative. The rating actions ...