Rating Announcements

MARC Ratings has affirmed its MARC-1 rating on Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd’s (Merchantrade) Multi-Currency Commercial Papers (CP) Programme of up to RM200 million in nominal value. The rating is confined to ringgit-denominated issuances under the programme. The affirmed rating reflects Merchantrade’s established position in retail cross-border money transfers, accounting for 25% of domestic outbound remittances […]

MARC Ratings has assigned a corporate credit rating of AAA with a stable outlook to Pantai Holdings Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IHH Healthcare Berhad (IHH or “the Group”). Pantai Holdings, operating as IHH Healthcare Malaysia, operates 18 hospitals nationwide and contributed approximately 17% of the Group’s consolidated revenue and 19% of consolidated EBITDA

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AAAIS rating on TNB Northern Energy Berhad’s (TNB Northern) outstanding RM1.08 billion sukuk with a stable outlook. TNB Northern is the funding vehicle for TNB Prai Sdn Bhd, which operates a combined-cycle gas turbine power plant (comprising two power generation units — Unit 10 and Unit 20 — with an

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA-IS rating on SHC Capital Sdn Bhd’s RM80 million issuance under its RM200 million Islamic Medium-Term Notes (Sukuk Wakalah) Programme with a stable outlook. SHC Capital is a wholly-owned funding vehicle of Tunas Cool Energy Sdn Bhd (TUNAS), which is a subsidiary of Sin Heng Chan (Malaya) Berhad. TUNAS owns

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA- rating on 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Berhad’s (7-Eleven Holdings) RM600.0 million Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme with a stable outlook. The programme has an outstanding of RM350.0 million. 7-Eleven Holdings’ entrenched market position in the domestic convenience store segment and its long operating track record remain key rating strengths. These strengths

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA-IS /Stable rating on AFA PRIME Berhad’s (formerly ANIH Berhad) RM2.5 billion Senior Sukuk Musharakah Programme. The current outstanding amount is RM1.1 billion. AFA PRIME is the toll concessionaire for the 60-km Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway (KL-Karak) and the 174.5-km East Coast Expressway Phase 1 (ECE1). Since MARC Ratings’ last review,

MARC Ratings has affirmed its financial institution ratings of A+/MARC-1/Stable on Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad (BMMB). The rating agency has concurrently affirmed its ratings on the bank’s Sukuk Wakalah Programme of up to RM5.0 billion as follows: Senior Sukuk Wakalah at A+IS /Stable Tier-2 Subordinated Sukuk Wakalah at AIS /Stable Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) Sukuk Wakalah

MARC Ratings has affirmed its MARC-1IS/AAIS ratings on Alam Flora Sdn Bhd’s RM700 million Islamic Commercial Papers/ Islamic Medium-Term Notes (ICP/IMTN) Programmes with a stable outlook. The affirmation reflects Alam Flora’s stable cash flows under its 22-year waste collection and public cleansing concession agreement with the government (ending 31 August 2033), strong liquidity, and proven

MARC Ratings has assigned final ratings of MARC-1IS/AAIS to Northport (Malaysia) Bhd’s RM1.0 billion Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme/ Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme (Sukuk Wakalah Programmes). The ICP programme has a sublimit of RM500 million. The long-term rating outlook is stable. The rating agency has reviewed the final documentation for the programmes and is