MARC has assigned a preliminary rating of AA-IS to port operator Penang Port Sdn Bhd’s (PPSB) proposed Islamic Medium-Term Notes Issuance Programme of up to RM1.0 billion. The rating carries a stable outlook. PPSB operates Penang Port under a long-term concession agreement expiring on December 31, 2041. Proceeds from the proposed issuance will be entirely used t...

MARC has assigned a preliminary rating of AA-IS to port operator Penang Port Sdn Bhd’s (PPSB) proposed Islamic Medium-Term Notes Issuance Programme of up to RM1.0 billion. The rating carries a stable outlook. PPSB operates Penang Port under a long-term concession agreement expiring on December 31, 2041. Proceeds from the proposed issuance will be entirely used t...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on single-purpose company SAJ Capital Sdn Bhd’s Sukuk Murabahah of up to RM650.0 million with a stable outlook. SAJ Capital Sdn Bhd is 100%-owned by Ranhill Capital Sdn Bhd which holds an 80% interest in Ranhill SAJ Sdn Bhd (SAJ), the sole water treatment operator and treated water distributor in Johor. The affirmed rating reflects the credit strengt...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AA-IS on toll concessionaire Lebuhraya DUKE Fasa 3 Sdn Bhd’s (DUKE 3) RM3.64 billion Sukuk Wakalah. The rating outlook remains negative. DUKE 3, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ekovest Berhad (Ekovest), is undertaking the design, construction, financing, operations and maintenance of the 32.1-km Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway (SPE) in Kuala Lumpur. SPE will conn...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on TNB Northern Energy Berhad's outstanding Islamic securities (sukuk) of RM1.475 billion with a stable outlook. TNB Northern Energy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TNB Prai Sdn Bhd and was set up to construct a 1,071.43-MW combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Seberang Perai Tengah, Penang. TNB Prai in turn is 100%-owned by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB,...

MARC has lowered the ratings of MEX II Sdn Bhd’s RM1.30 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme and RM150 million Junior Bonds Issuance from AA-IS and A- to AIS and BBB. The rating outlook remains negative. The ratings have been on negative outlook mainly due to rising completion risk. This was rooted in the increasing uncertainty related to the development of the 16.8-km Lebuhraya KLIA (MEX Ext...

MARC has affirmed its ratings of MARC-1IS and AAAIS on Gas Malaysia Berhad’s Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) programme and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme with a combined limit of up to RM700.0 million. The ratings outlook is stable. The outstanding under the MTN programme was RM281 million as at end-September 2019. The ratings affirmation is driven by Gas Malaysia’s dominan...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Kimanis Power Sdn Bhd's (KPSB) RM1,160.0 million Sukuk Programme (sukuk) with a stable outlook. The rating affirmation factors in the favourable terms of KPSB’s 21-year power purchase agreement (PPA) under which the demand risk is allocated to the offtaker Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB). Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), which has a MARC rating of AAA/St...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on Gas District Cooling (Putrajaya) Sdn Bhd’s (GDC Putrajaya) RM300.0 million Al-Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) with a stable outlook. The current outstanding is RM50.0 million BaIDS payable in December 2022. GDC Putrajaya is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Putrajaya Holdings Berhad (PJH) and is the sole supplier of chilled water for al...

MARC has assigned a preliminary rating of AA-IS to special purpose vehicle AZRB Capital Sdn Bhd’s (ACSB) proposed issuance of up to RM535.0 million Islamic Medium-Term Notes (Sukuk Murabahah) with a stable outlook. Wholly owned by Bursa Malaysia-listed Ahmad Zaki Resources Berhad (AZRB), ACSB was set up to issue the proposed Sukuk Murabahah, proceeds of which will be on-lent to parent AZRB...