MARC has affirmed the ratings of WCT Holdings Berhad’s RM1.0 billion Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme and RM1.5 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme (sukuk) at AA- and AA-IS. Concurrently, MARC has assigned a final rating of A with a stable outlook to WCT Holdings’ proposed Perpetual Sukuk Musharakah Programme (perpetual sukuk) of up to RM1.0 billion. The rating outlook on the perpetual sukuk i...

MARC has maintained its CIS rating on Talam Transform Berhad’s (Talam) outstanding RM45.6 million Settlement Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (Settlement BaIDs) as at June 27, 2019. The rating action considered the extension of the maturity date of the Settlement BaIDs by 18 months to December 28, 2020 from June 28, 2019. The distressed restructuring exercise was undertaken as Talam w...

MARC has affirmed its AAA(fg) rating on TRIplc Ventures Sdn Bhd’s (TVSB) RM240.0 million Senior Medium-Term Notes (Senior MTN) Programme with a stable outlook. As at January 30, 2019, the total outstanding notes under the rated programme stood at RM180.0 million. The rating reflects the credit strength of an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee provided by Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajami...

MARC has affirmed its ratings on WCT Holdings Berhad’s RM1.0 billion Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme and RM1.5 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme at AA- and AA-IS. The ratings outlook has been revised to negative from stable. The outlook revision considered the slower-than-expected progress to reduce WCT Holdings’ elevated leverage position which is unlikely to be addressed meaningful...

MARC has downgraded Talam Transform Berhad’s (Talam) RM134.2 million Settlement Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDs) rating to CIS from B-IS. The downgrade reflects the increased uncertainty of Talam’s ability to meet its upcoming final BaIDs payment of RM52.1 million on June 28, 2019. Talam has been undertaking asset disposals, particularly land parcel sales in the Klang Valley...

MARC has affirmed its AAA(fg) rating on TRIplc Ventures Sdn Bhd’s (TVSB) RM240 million Senior Medium-Term Notes (Senior MTN) Programme with a stable outlook. As at October 12, 2017, the total outstanding notes under the rated programme stood at RM200 million. The rating reflects the credit strength of an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee provided by Danajamin Nasional Berhad (Danajamin) o...

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 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 AAA rating on Special Port Vehicle Berhad’s (SPVB) asset-backed serial bonds facility and concurrently revised the outlook to stable from negative. The rating action is premised on the sufficient amount in SPVB’s designated accounts to meet the RM180.0 million upcoming final principal repayment of Series 11 bond due on July 28, 2017. The designated accounts balance ...

MARC has removed the ratings on WCT Holdings Berhad’s (WCT Holdings) RM1.0 billion MTN Programme and RM1.5 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme from MARCWatch Developing. The ratings were placed on MARCWatch Developing on November 4, 2016 to enable the rating agency to reassess WCT Holdings’ business plan and the impact on its credit metrics following a major change in shareholders after the gro...