MARC has affirmed its rating of AA-IS on Jimah East Power Sdn Bhd’s (JEP) outstanding RM8.98 billion Sukuk Murabahah with a stable outlook. The affirmed rating incorporates predictable project cash flows, a manageable repayment profile that matches JEP’s availability-based revenue structure under the power purchase agreement (PPA) and the credit strength of project sponsors Tenaga Nasion...

MARC has assigned a final rating of AA-IS to Sinar Kamiri Sdn Bhd’s (SKSB) Green SRI Sukuk Wakalah of up to RM245.0 million. The outlook on the rating is stable. Upon review of the final documentation of the issuance, MARC is satisfied that the terms and conditions of the Green SRI Sukuk Wakalah have not changed in any material way from the draft documentation on which the earlier prelimin...

MARC has affirmed its MARC-1IS/AAAIS ratings on PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad’s (PDB) Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme of up to RM2.0 billion. The outlook on the ratings is stable. PDB’s ratings are equalised to the ratings of its parent, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) on which MARC maintains public information ratings of AAA/MARC-1/Stable. ...

MARC has affirmed its MARC-1IS and AA-IS ratings on Northport (Malaysia) Bhd’s (Northport) Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme respectively. The outlook on the ratings is stable. The ratings affect the outstanding amount of RM450 million as at December 31, 2017 under the rated programmes which have a combined limit of RM1.5 billion. Nort...

MARC has assigned a final rating of AA-IS to SAJ Capital Sdn Bhd’s (SAJ Capital) Sukuk Murabahah of up to RM650 million for up to 12 years. The outlook on the rating is stable. Upon review of the final documentation of the issuance, MARC is satisfied that the terms and conditions of the Sukuk Murabahah have not changed in any material way from the draft documentation on which the earlier p...

MARC has affirmed its rating of AAAIS on TNB Western Energy Berhad’s (TNB Western Energy) Sukuk of up to RM4.0 billion with a stable outlook. The rating and outlook are equalised with Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s (TNB) corporate credit rating of AAA/stable, taking into consideration the post-completion rolling guarantee provided by the parent to fund shortfalls in the finance service account (FSA...

MARC has affirmed its AA-IS and A- ratings on Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara-Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd’s (Kesturi) RM2.3 billion Sukuk Musharakah (Senior Sukuk) and RM180 million Redeemable Secured Junior Bonds (Junior Bonds) respectively with a stable outlook. The three-notch rating differential between the Senior Sukuk and Junior Bonds reflects the latter’s subordination to the Senior Sukuk in regard ...

MARC has assigned a preliminary rating of AA-IS to SAJ Capital Sdn Bhd’s (SAJ Capital) proposed Sukuk Murabahah of up to RM650 million for up to 12 years. The outlook on the rating is stable. SAJ Capital is wholly owned by Ranhill Capital Sdn Bhd (RCSB), which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bursa Malaysia-listed Ranhill Holdings Berhad (Ranhill). RCSB holds an 80% interest in SAJ Ranhil...

MARC has affirmed its AAIS rating on ANIH Berhad's (ANIH) RM2.5 billion Senior Sukuk Musharakah Programme with a stable outlook. ANIH is the concessionaire of Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway (KL-Karak) and Phase 1 of East Coast Expressway (ECE1) until 2032 as well as Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway (KL-Seremban) until 2018. The rating considers the stable traffic performance on ANIH’s concessi...

MARC has affirmed its AAAIS rating on Gas District Cooling (Putrajaya) Sdn Bhd’s (GDC Putrajaya) RM300 million Al-Bai’ Bithaman Ajil Islamic Debt Securities (BaIDS) with a stable outlook. The rating affirmation factors in a three-notch rating uplift for parental support from Putrajaya Holdings Berhad (PJH) on which MARC maintains a long-term credit rating of AAA/stable. The support asses...