MARC has affirmed its ratings on Inverfin Sdn Bhd’s (Inverfin) RM185 million Tranche A notes and RM15 million Tranche B notes at AAA and AA respectively under its RM200 million Medium-Term Notes (MTN) programme. Inverfin intends to issue RM160 million Tranche A notes proceeds of which will be used to redeem the outstanding Tranche A notes maturing on February 28, 2018. Concurrently, MARC has as...

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. The affirmed rating incorporates predictable project cash flows, a manageable repayment profile that matches JEP’s availability-based revenue structure under the power purchase agreement (PPA) and the credit strength of project sponsors Tenaga Nasion...

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. The rat...

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 ratings are equalised to the ratings of its parent, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) on which MARC maintains public information ratings of AAA/MARC-1/Stable. ...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AA-IS on MMC Corporation Berhad’s (MMC) RM1.5 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme (Sukuk Murabahah) with a stable outlook. The rating affirmation reflects MMC’s strong competitive position in port operations, engineering and construction, as well as power generation. The affirmed rating is also supported by long-term concessions for its ports and power opera...

MARC has assigned a rating of AA-IS to Sinar Kamiri Sdn Bhd’s (SKSB) proposed Green SRI Sukuk Wakalah of up to RM245.0 million. The outlook on the rating is stable. Wholly owned by Mudajaya Group Berhad (Mudajaya), SKSB was solely set up to undertake the development and operations of a greenfield solar power generation facility with a capacity of 49.0MWac in Sungai Siput, Perak. The estima...

MARC has affirmed its ratings on Berjaya Land Berhad’s (BLand) outstanding RM500.0 million Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme guaranteed by Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin) at AAA(fg) and RM150.0 million MTN Programme guaranteed by OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad (OCBC Malaysia) at AAA(bg). The outlook for the ratings is stable. The affirmed ratings reflect the unconditional and irrevocable gua...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AAAIS on TNB Western Energy Berhad’s (TNB Western Energy) Sukuk of up to RM4.0 billion with a stable outlook. The rating and outlook are equalised with Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB) corporate credit rating of AAA/stable, taking into consideration the post-completion rolling guarantee provided by the parent to fund shortfalls in the finance service account (FSA...

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. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The ratings affect the outstanding amount of RM450 million as at December 31, 2017 under the rated programmes which have a combined limit of RM1.5 billion. Nort...

MARC has assigned a rating of AA-IS to SAJ Capital Sdn Bhd’s (SAJ Capital) Sukuk Murabahah of up to RM650 million for up to 12 years. The outlook on the rating is stable. SAJ Capital is wholly owned by Ranhill Capital Sdn Bhd (RCSB), which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bursa Malaysia-listed Ranhill Holdings Berhad (Ranhill). RCSB holds an 80% interest in SAJ Ranhill Sdn Bhd (SAJ), the...