MARC has affirmed its ratings of MARC-1/AA- and MARC-1IS(cg)/AA-IS(cg) on Sunway Berhad’s (Sunway) RM2.0 billion Commercial Papers/Medium-Term Notes (CP/MTN) programme and Sunway Treasury Sukuk Sdn Bhd’s (STSSB) RM2.0 billion Sukuk programme. STSSB’s Sukuk programme carries an Al-Kafalah guarantee from Sunway. The affirmation is premised on Sunway Group’s expected total debt level of RM10...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Southern Power Generation Sdn Bhd’s (Southern Power) Sukuk Wakalah of up to RM4.0 billion with a stable outlook. The affirmed rating primarily reflects Southern Power’s predictable operational cash flow on the back of an availability-based tariff structure under a 21-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) (AAA/Stable). ...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AA-IS on toll concessionaire Lebuhraya DUKE Fasa 3 Sdn Bhd’s (DUKE 3) RM3.64 billion Sukuk Wakalah with a negative outlook. Wholly owned by Ekovest Berhad, DUKE 3 is undertaking the design, construction, financing, operations and maintenance of Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway (SPE), a 32-km elevated dual two-lane carriageway. The toll road proje...

MARC has affirmed its AA- rating on Central Impression Sdn Bhd’s (CISB) 11-year Fixed Rate Serial Bonds of RM120.0 million. The rating carries a stable outlook. CISB is the owner of the AEON Klebang shopping mall (AEON Klebang) in Ipoh. The affirmed rating reflects the credit strength of AEON Co. (M) Berhad (AEON), whose fixed lease payments to CISB as a principal lessee of the mall are de...

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 rating affirmation factors in a three-notch rating uplift for parental support from Putrajaya Holdings Berhad (PJH) on which MARC maintains a long-term credit rating of AAA/stable. The support asses...

MARC has affirmed its AA+IS rating on Celcom Networks Sdn Bhd’s (CNSB) RM5.0 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme. Concurrently, the rating outlook has been revised to stable from negative.CNSB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom), provides network telecommunication services to its parent. In assessing CNSB’s rating, MARC considers the overall credit profile of the C...

MARC has affirmed its long-term and short-term financial institution (FI) ratings of AA- and MARC-1 on KAF Investment Bank Berhad (KAF IB) with a stable outlook. The affirmed ratings primarily reflect KAF IB’s strong capital ratios and liquidity levels, underpinned by a conservative investment strategy. The rating is moderated by the susceptibility of KAF IB’s performance to domestic cap...

MARC has affirmed its long-term and short-term financial institution (FI) ratings of A+ and MARC-1 on Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (Kenanga). The FI ratings are based on a national rating scale. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The affirmed ratings are primarily premised on Kenanga’s strong competitive position in the retail stockbroking business in Malaysia, its sound capital posit...

MARC has affirmed Maybank Islamic Berhad’s long-term and short-term financial institution (FI) ratings of AAA and MARC-1 based on the domestic rating scale. Maybank Islamic’s long-term FI rating is equalised to parent Malayan Banking Berhad’s (Maybank) rating of AAA, based primarily on its strategic importance to the Maybank group. The ratings outlook is stable. MARC has also assigned ...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Quantum Solar Park (Semenanjung) Sdn Bhd’s (QSP Semenanjung) RM1.0 billion Green SRI Sukuk. The rating outlook has been revised to negative from stable. The negative outlook reflects primarily the heightened termination risk of two of the three solar power purchase agreements (SPPA) following delays in achieving commercial operation dates (COD) of QSP...