MARC has affirmed its ratings on WCT Holdings Berhad’s (WCT Holdings) RM1.0 billion Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme and RM1.5 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme at AA- and AA-IS respectively. Concurrently, MARC has revised the ratings outlook to stable from negative. The current outstanding under the MTN Programme and Sukuk Murabahah Programme are RM1.0 billion and RM950.0 million respectively...

MARC has assigned a short-term rating of MARC-1IS to Titijaya Land Berhad’s (Titijaya) proposed RM150 million Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme. The outlook on the rating is stable. The rating incorporates Titijaya’s fairly established property development track record, strong profitability margins and moderate financial flexibility. Notwithstanding these factors, the present cha...

MARC has assigned a rating of AA-IS to Southern Power Generation Sdn Bhd’s (Southern Power) proposed Sukuk Wakalah of up to RM4.0 billion. The outlook on the rating is stable. Southern Power, a 51:49 joint venture (JV) between Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) and SIPP Energy Sdn Bhd (SIPP), will utilise proceeds from the sukuk to develop a 2x720-megawatt (MW) combined cycle gas-fired plant in Pasir ...

MARC has affirmed its AAA financial institution (FI) rating on Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (Bank Pembangunan). Concurrently, its ratings on the bank’s Islamic/Conventional Commercial Papers (CP) Programme of up to RM2.0 billion were affirmed at MARC-1IS/MARC-1. The ratings carry a stable outlook. The affirmed FI rating is premised on Bank Pembangunan’s status as a wholly government-...

MARC has affirmed its long-term and short-term financial institution ratings of AA- and MARC-1 on KAF Investment Bank Berhad (KAF IB). The outlook on the ratings is stable. The ratings reflect KAF IB’s key credit strengths that include strong capital ratios and liquidity levels, underpinned by a conservative investment strategy. The susceptibility of the bank’s performance to domestic ca...

MARC has affirmed its rating of B-IS with a stable outlook on Talam Transform Berhad’s (Talam) outstanding RM52.1 million Settlement Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (Settlement BaIDs). The affirmed rating continues to reflect Talam’s weak business and financial profile and its reliance on asset disposals to meet financial obligations. During the period under review, Talam’s asset...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on special purpose vehicle Aman Sukuk Berhad’s (Aman) Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme of up to RM10.0 billion with a stable outlook. The affirmed rating is premised on the credit strength of the Malaysian government as the sole paymaster of the sublease rentals which are sufficient to meet the principal and profit payments under the IMTN progra...

MARC has assigned long-term and short-term financial institution (FI) ratings of A+ and MARC-1 to Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (Kenanga) with a stable outlook. The ratings are mainly premised on Kenanga’s established track record in investment banking activities as well as its position as a medium-sized investment bank and moderate profitability metrics. Kenanga is primarily involved in ...

MARC has affirmed the State of Kuwait’s (Kuwait) foreign currency sovereign rating of AAA with a stable outlook based on MARC’s national rating scale. The rating reflects MARC’s opinion of the sovereign’s ability to meet its foreign currency obligations in full and on time, without respect to specific securities or payment obligations. The rating also serves as a country ceiling for ringg...

MARC has assigned a rating of AA-IS to Quantum Solar Park (Semenanjung) Sdn Bhd’s (QSP Semenanjung) Green SRI Sukuk of up to RM1.0 billion. The outlook on the rating is stable. QSP Semenanjung is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quantum Solar Park Malaysia Sdn Bhd, with the latter’s ownership interest equally divided among ItraMAS Technology Sdn Bhd (ItraMAS), MalTechPro Sdn Bhd (MalTechPro) and ...