MARC has reaffirmed the rating of AAA(s)ID to Kuching Port Authority’s (KPA) RM180 million Al-Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS). The rating reflects the strength of the support provided by the State Government of Sarawak, through a Letter of Support, which ensures the timely and full redemption of the BaIDS. Hence, the current rating of KPA reflects the credit streng...

MARC has reaffirmed Aliran Ihsan Resources Berhad’s (AIRB) RM56.9 million Redeemable Convertible Unsecured Loan Stocks (RCULS) rating of A with a developing outlook. The rating was reaffirmed based on the strong operational and consolidated financial performance as well as strong growth in water demand in the state of Johor. AIRB was established to undertake the restructuring scheme (th...

MARC has affirmed a long term rating of AA-ID to Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd’s (“SPRINT”) RM510 million Al-Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Facility (“BaIDS”). Concurrently, we affirmed the rating of the Revolving Underwritten Facility of up to RM125 million to MARC-1. SPRINT is the concessionaire of the SPRINT Highway comprising the Damansara Link, th...

The MARC-1ID /AA-ID rating of Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd’s (SYABAS) RM3.0 billion Bai Bithaman Ajil Commercial Papers/Medium Term Notes Programme was affirmed with a stable outlook, reflecting its dominant position as the sole distributor of treated water for the states of Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya; the Government’s support for the water priv...

MARC has assigned short-term and long-term ratings of MARC-1ID /AAID to Syarikat Pengeluar Air Sungai Selangor Sdn Bhd’s (“SPLASH”) RM435 million Islamic Notes Issuance Master Programme of 20 years tenor, comprising 1) RM50 million Islamic (Murabahah) Commercial Papers (“CPs”) issuance programme (“CP Programme”); and, 2) RM385 million Islamic (Murabahah)...

MARC has reaffirmed Kapar Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd’s (KEV) RM3,402 million Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) rating at AA+ID with a stable outlook. The rating reflects the project’s stable and predictable cash flow supported by the contracted capacity payments as well as the credit strength of the off-taker cum majority shareholder, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB). TNB carr...

MARC has downgraded the long-term rating of Sistem Lingkaran-Lebuhraya Kajang Sdn Bhd’s (SILK) Al-Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) to B-ID from BB-ID previously. The steep downgrade follows from the continuous weak traffic volume at all the four tolls which remained below the revised traffic projections since 2006 (the latest traffic study dated August 2005 was unde...

MARC has affirmed the rating of Kelang Multi Terminal Sdn Bhd’s (“KMT”) RM350 million Floating Rate Notes at AA, reflecting the company’s consistently strong operational performance underlined by the steady growth in container throughput; commendable financial profile as well as the Government’s participation in developing Port Klang into a transshipment and megahub...

MARC has assigned an AAAID(bg) rating on Viable Chip (M) Sdn Bhd’s (“VCSB”) RM50.0 Million nominal value of Bank Guaranteed Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (“BaIDS A”) and an A+ID rating on the company’s RM150.0 Million nominal value of Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (“BaIDS B”).The rating is driven by the financial...

MARC has assigned a rating of A+ID to Zecon Toll Concessionaire Sdn Bhd’s (“ZTC”) proposed issuance of RM60 million Bai-Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (“BaIDS”). The rating reflects the strategic importance of the Tun Salahuddin Bridge (“the Bridge”) as an integral part of the Sarawak Government’s infrastructure development programme to provid...