MARC has affirmed its short-term rating of MARC-2IS on Bina Darulaman Berhad’s (BDB) RM100.0 million Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme.The affirmed rating incorporates BDB’s status as a Kedah state-owned entity that has benefitted from state support in securing contracts for its road building division and facilitating land acquisition for its property division. The rating is constraine...

MARC 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. The ratings outlook is stable. The affirmed ratings reflect UEM Edgenta’s strong business and financial profile, stemming mainly from long-term contracts in its growing regional healthcare ...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on MMC Corporation Berhad’s (MMC) RM2.5 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme with a stable outlook.   The affirmed rating remains driven by MMC’s significant strength in ports and logistics, engineering, and utilities operations that continue to be steadily strengthened. Underpinned by long-term concessions (ports and utilities) and sizeable government...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on MISC Berhad's RM2.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme. The outlook on the rating is stable. Currently, there is no outstanding amount under the IMTN programme.MISC’s rating benefits from an uplift from its standalone rating based on the expectation of strong parental support from Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) given the operational and...

MARC has affirmed its ratings on Alpha Circle Sdn Bhd’s RM540 million Senior Sukuk Musharakah and RM55 million Junior Sukuk Musharakah at AA-IS and AIS. The ratings outlook has been revised to stable from negative.The outlook revision incorporates the improvement in the volume of foreign worker permits issued since conclusion of the government-initiated rehiring programme in June 2018. During th...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AA- on Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s (Sports Toto) RM800.0 million 15-year Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme. The rating carries a stable outlook. The affirmed rating is primarily driven by Sports Toto’s strong and steady cash flow generation and its entrenched market position in the domestic number forecast operator (NFO) gaming sector. The key moderating fac...

MARC has assigned a final rating of A+IS to DRB-HICOM Berhad’s proposed Islamic Medium-Term Notes Programme (Sukuk Programme) with a nominal value of up to RM3.5 billion. The rating outlook is positive. Concurrently, MARC has affirmed its ratings of A+IS and A-IS on DRB-HICOM’s existing Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme of up ...

MARC has affirmed its short-term rating of MARC-2IS on Bina Darulaman Berhad’s (BDB) RM100.0 million Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme. The outstanding notes under the programme stood at RM30.0 million as at end-August 2019. The affirmed rating incorporates BDB’s moderate debt level and the group’s improved business prospects that should lead to a financial turnaround over the ne...

MARC 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. The ratings outlook is stable . UEM Edgenta is majority owned by UEM Group Berhad, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional Berhad with significant business interests in key economic s...

MARC has affirmed its ratings on Alpha Circle Sdn Bhd’s RM540 million Senior Sukuk Musharakah and RM55 million Junior Sukuk Musharakah at AA-IS and AIS. The ratings outlook remains negative. The affirmed ratings primarily consider the improvement in the volume of work permits issued for foreign workers with the uptrend reflecting moderate success of the government programme to rehire/l...