These rating actions reflect the increasingly challenged liquidity positions of the affected issuers arising from the unresolved deadlock in negotiations between the Selangor government, federal government and the water concessionaires on the restructuring of the state's water sector. MARC believes that the unresolved deadlock significantly reduces the likelihood that the restructuring process wil...

MARC has downgraded its ratings on Syarikat Pengeluar Air Sungai Selangor Sdn Bhd’s (SPLASH) RM435 million Islamic Notes Issuance Master Programme comprising RM50 million Murabahah Commercial Papers (MCPs) and RM385 million Murabahah Medium Term Notes (MMTNs) to MARC-2ID /AID from MARC-1ID /AAID. Concurrently, the ratings have been removed from MARCWatch Negative where they were first placed...

MARC has affirmed Syarikat Pengeluar Air Sungai Selangor Sdn Bhd’s (SPLASH) ratings of MARC-1ID /AAID on its RM435 million Islamic Notes Issuance Master Programme comprising RM50 million Murabahah Commercial Papers (MCPs) and RM385 million Murabahah Medium Term Notes (MMTNs). The developing outlook on the rating has been maintained pending finalisation of the acquisition of the water assets ...

MARC has affirmed Syarikat Pengeluar Air Sungai Selangor Sdn Bhd’s (SPLASH) ratings of MARC-1ID /AAID on its RM435 million Islamic Notes Issuance Master Programme comprising RM50 million Murabahah Commercial Papers (CPs) and RM385 million Murabahah Medium Term Notes (MMTNs). Concurrently, MARC has revised the rating outlook to developing from stable to reflect SPLASH’s exposure to indu...

Major Rating FactorsStrengthsFinancial profile remains sound with the potential to improve further in the medium-term;Some 70% to 80% of SPLASH’s revenues is derived from capacity charges which promotes revenue stability; andRobust demand for water provided by SPLASH from ultimate consumers, of which residential customers represent the majority.Challenges/RisksStructural uncertainties in the...

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)...