MARC has affirmed the rating of A+ID on toll road concessionaire, Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd's (Kesturi) RM780 million redeemable secured serial bonds under an Islamic Istisna Sukuk (Sukuk). The rating carries a stable outlook. The rating affirmation takes into consideration the strategic alignment of the 18 km Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) that links to a network of major h...

MARC has been informed that the noteholders of TH Group Berhad’s (THG) RM200 million Commercial Papers/Medium-Term Notes issuance programme (CP/MTN), had on November 25, 2008, consented to THG’s proposed early redemption of its outstanding RM170 million CP/MTN before year-end. On September 29, 2008, Tung Hup Holdings Sdn Bhd (THH) and parties acting in concert, who collectively hold a ...

MARC has assigned a rating of AA- to CIMB Bank Berhad’s (CIMB Bank) proposed up to RM4.0 billion Nominal Value Non-Innovative Tier 1 Stapled Securities (Stapled Securities) Programme. The rating carries a stable outlook. The funding programme entails issuance of Stapled Securities comprising non-cumulative perpetual capital securities (Capital Securities) issued by CIMB Bank stapled to an eq...

MARC has affirmed the AAA rating on ABS Samudera Receivables Berhad’s (ASRB) RM25.0 million Notes Series-A under its RM250.0 million Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme. The affirmation reflects the satisfactory performance of the underlying consumer receivables pool and the sufficient level of credit enhancement provided by excess spread and liquidity reserves available to support the AAA-rat...

MARC has affirmed the AA-(bg) and AA-ID ratings of highway concessionaire Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd’s (SPRINT) RM365.0 million Bank Guaranteed Serial Fixed Rate bonds (BG Bonds) and RM510.0 million Al-Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) respectively (collectively known as the Facilities). The ratings carry a stable outlook. The affirmed rating on the BG Bonds re...

MARC has affirmed the AAAID(s) rating on Sarawak Specialist Hospital & Medical Centre Sdn Bhd’s (SSHMC) RM425 million Istisna’ Serial Bonds (Bonds). The rating carries a stable outlook. The affirmed rating is supported by the Sarawak State Government’s (State) obligation to pay, in a timely manner, amounts due under a Redeemable Preference Share (RPS) subscription agreement b...

MARC has downgraded the long and short-term ratings of wood-based product manufacturer Evermaster Group Berhad’s (EGB) RM50 million Al-Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) and RM40 million Murabahah Multi-Option Notes Issuance Facility (MONIF) to BB-ID and MARC-4ID from BBB-ID and MARC-3ID respectively. At the same time, EGB’s ratings were removed from MARCWatch Negative w...

MARC has affirmed its AAAID and MARC-1ID/AAAID ratings on MISC Berhad’s (MISC) RM2.5 billion Islamic Medium Term Notes Programme (IMTN) and RM1.0 billion Murabahah Commercial Papers/ Medium Term Notes Programme (CP/MTN) respectively. The ratings carry a stable outlook. The affirmation reflects MISC’s dominant market position in the energy transportation segment, particularly for the sh...

MARC has affirmed its short-term MARC-2ID and long-term AID ratings on wood-based product manufacturer Maxtral Industry Berhad’s (Maxtral) RM80 million Al-Bai Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) and RM20 million Murabahah Underwritten Notes/Murabahah Medium Term Notes (MUNIF/MMTN) facilities. The outlook on the rating has been revised to negative from stable to reflect increased pr...

MARC is issuing this rating update in relation to the BBB+ rating of MK Land Holdings Bhd’s (MK Land) RM60.0 million outstanding bonds which is currently under review for possible downgrade. The rating review will consider MK Land’s current weak liquidity, and the challenging prospects for improving its near-term liquidity ahead of its upcoming RM60.0 million debt maturity in September...