MARC has affirmed its MARC-1ID /AID ratings on Delloyd Ventures Berhad’s (‘Delloyd’ or ‘the Group’) RM100 million Islamic Commercial Papers / Medium Term Notes (CP/MTN) Programme with a stable outlook. The affirmed ratings reflect Delloyd’s favourable competitive position in auto part product segments which have demonstrated a fair degree of resilience in a rece...

MARC has placed its MARC-2ID/AID ratings of Premium Nutrients Berhad’s (Premium Nutrients), RM85 million Murabahah Underwritten Notes Issuance Facility/Islamic Medium Term Notes (MUNIF/IMTN) programme on MARCWatch Developing following Premium Nutrients’ proposed early redemption of the entire outstanding MUNIF/IMTN of RM45 million. The early redemption will be financed by external borr...

MARC has assigned a CID rating to Tracoma Holdings Bhd's (Tracoma) proposed RM100 million Restructured Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS).  The Restructured BaIDS will be issued in connection with Tracoma's debt restructuring plan which involves its existing BaIDS holders. Accordingly, MARC has withdrawn its D rating on Tracoma’s existing RM100 million BaIDS which ...

MARC has affirmed its ratings on KNM Capital Sdn Bhd’s (KNMCap) RM300 million Murabahah Underwritten Notes Issuance Facility/Islamic Medium-Term Notes (MUNIF/IMTN) at  MARC-1ID/AA-ID. The outlook on the ratings is stable. KNMCap is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KNM Group Berhad (KNM) and serves as a funding conduit for the group. The ratings reflect KNM’s enhanced market position, ...

MARC has affirmed the AID rating on Antara Steel Mills Sdn Bhd’s (Antara) RM500.0 Million Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities and concurrently removed the rating from MARCWatch Negative where it had been since February 3, 2009 over concerns on the financial impact of a three-month shutdown of its Labuan-based Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) plant in late last year. The rating outlook ...

MARC has affirmed Mithril Bhd’s (Mithril) RM59 million Redeemable Convertible Secured Loan Stocks (RCSLS) rating at B+. The negative outlook on the rating has been maintained. The affirmed rating and continued negative outlook reflects MARC’s concern about the sustainability of the company as a going-concern given the lack of near-term recovery prospects for the company’s core bu...

MARC has revised its rating outlook on Leader Universal Holdings Berhad’s (Leader) RM150.0 million Murabahah Medium Term Notes (MMTN) Issuance Programme to stable from developing and affirmed the MMTN rating at AID. The rating outlook revision reflects easing concerns surrounding the impact of Leader’s equity financing requirement for the construction of its second power plant project ...

MARC has withdrawn its AAAID rating assigned to Optimal Olefins (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (Olefins) RM250 million Al Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) with immediate effect. The rating withdrawal follows the early redemption of BaIDS by Olefins on September 11, 2009 and confirmation by Joint Lead Arrangers (Maybank Investment Bank Berhad and HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad) that the BaI...

MARC continues to maintain its AID rating on Antara Steel Mills Sdn Bhd’s (Antara) RM500 million Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BAIDS) Programme on MARCWatch Negative pending the conclusion of our ongoing review of its rating for possible downgrade. The BaIDS was initially placed on MARCWatch Negative on February 3, 2009 to highlight concerns over the financial impact of a...

MARC has placed its AA+ID(s) ratings on OPTIMAL Glycols (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (Glycols) and OPTIMAL Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (Chemicals) RM453.0 million and RM567.0 million Al Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) respectively on MARCWatch Positive. The rating action follows the signing agreement on August 17, 2009 for the sale of Union Carbide Corporation’s (UCC...