Rating action          MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating of AAAIS on Cagamas MBS Berhad’s RM2,110.0 million asset-backed Sukuk Musyarakah issuance (CMBS 2007-1-i) with a stable outlook. RationaleThe rating reflects CMBS 2007-1-i’s fully cash-backed position. CMBS 2007-1-i has a strong liquidity position, with cash and cash equivalents of RM444.8 million as...

Rating action          MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating of AAA on Cagamas MBS Berhad’s RM2,410.0 million asset-backed fixed rate serial bonds (CMBS 2007-2) with a stable outlook.RationaleThe rating reflects CMBS 2007-2’s fully cash-backed position. CMBS 2007-2 has a solid liquidity position, with cash and cash equivalents of RM698.7 million as of the November ...

Rating action          MARC Ratings has affirmed its long-term ratings of AAA, AA and A on Kinabalu Capital Sdn Bhd’s Issue 3 of RM113 million Class A, RM21 million Class B and RM11 million Class C Medium-Term Notes (MTN). The outlook on all ratings is stable.Rationale The affirmed ratings reflect the loan-to-value (LTV) ratios of the classes under the issuance that...

Rating action          MARC Ratings has lowered its rating on TG Excellence Berhad’s RM3.0 billion Perpetual Sukuk Wakalah Programme to AIS(cg) from A+IS(cg). TG Excellence is a wholly-owned funding vehicle of Top Glove Corporation Bhd which has provided an irrevocable and unconditional guarantee on the perpetual sukuk programme. The rating action follows the downgr...

Rating action          MARC Ratings has assigned a rating of AAIS(cg) to Sunway Healthcare Treasury Sdn Bhd’s (SH Treasury) Islamic Medium-Term Notes (Sukuk Wakalah) Programme of up to RM5.0 billion. The outlook is stable. The rating reflects the credit strength of parent, Sunway Healthcare Holdings Sdn Bhd (SHH) based on the unconditional and irrevocable guarantee ...

Summary          Malaysia registered a weaker-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 3.0% in 4Q2023 (advanced estimate: 3.4%; 3Q2023: 3.3%) as growth in the services sector moderated while that in the manufacturing sector remained tepid, bringing the full-year GDP growth to 3.7%. We forecast a firmer growth of 4.2% in 2024 on an anticipated recovery in t...

Summary          Malaysia posted a weaker-than-expected advanced gross domestic product (GDP) estimate of 3.4% as at 4Q2023 (Consensus: 4.1%; 3Q2023: 3.3%) as the services sector moderated and the manufacturing sector remained flat, which will bring the advanced estimate full year GDP growth to 3.8%, based on the advanced estimate. A stronger rebound in tourism and re...

Rating action          MARC Ratings has assigned a rating of A-IS  to Yinson Holdings Berhad’s RM1.0 billion Subordinated Perpetual Islamic Notes Programme (perpetual sukuk). Concurrently, the rating agency has affirmed the existing A+IS rating on the group’s RM1.0 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme (senior sukuk). The two-notch rating differe...

Rating action          MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating on Sime Darby Property Berhad’s (SD Property) RM4.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme (Sukuk Musharakah) at AA+IS with a stable outlook. The outstanding under the rated programme stood at RM1.4 billion as of November 30, 2023.RationaleSD Property’s strong sales track record in well-establ...

Rating action           MARC Ratings has affirmed its ratings of MARC-1IS /AA-IS on UEM Edgenta Berhad’s Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) under its Sukuk Murabahah Programme of up to RM1.0 billion. Concurrently, the rating outlook has been revised to positive from stable. The outstanding sukuk currently stands at RM250.0 million....