Rating Announcements

MARC Ratings upgrades Northport’s Sukuk Musharakah rating to AAIS

MARC Ratings has upgraded Northport (Malaysia) Bhd’s RM1.5 billion Sukuk Musharakah programme rating to AAIS from AA-IS. Concurrently, the rating agency has revised the rating outlook to stable from positive. The rating upgrade is premised on Northport’s sustained strong profitability metrics, resulting in strong cash flow from operations (CFO) interest and debt coverage ratios. The …

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MARC Ratings affirms AA-IS rating on ACSB’s RM535.0 million Sukuk Murabahah programme

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA-IS rating on AZRB Capital Sdn Bhd’s (ACSB) issuance of RM535.0 million Islamic Medium-Term Notes (Sukuk Murabahah) with a stable outlook. ACSB was set up as a funding vehicle to facilitate the subscription of its sister company Peninsular Medical Sdn Bhd’s (PMSB) Redeemable Convertible Preference Shares (RCPS-i). In return, PMSB …

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MARC Ratings affirms AAAIS rating on TTM Sukuk’s Sukuk Murabahah

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AAAIS rating on TTM Sukuk Berhad’s (TTM SPV) RM600.0 million Sukuk Murabahah with a stable outlook. TTM SPV is the funding vehicle of Trans Thai-Malaysia (Thailand) Ltd (TTMT) for the construction of two gas pipelines to transport natural gas from the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area in the Gulf of Thailand …

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MARC Ratings affirms AA-IS(cg) rating on Point Zone’s RM3.0 billion Sukuk Wakalah

MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating of AA-IS(cg) on Point Zone (M) Sdn Bhd’s (Point Zone) Islamic Medium-Term Notes (Sukuk Wakalah) Programme of up to RM3.0 billion with a stable outlook. Point Zone is a funding vehicle of parent KPJ Healthcare Berhad (KPJ) which has given a corporate guarantee on the Sukuk Wakalah programme. Total …

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MARC Ratings affirms AA-IS rating on Guan Chong’s RM800.0 million sukuk programme

MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating of AA-IS on Guan Chong Berhad’s (GCB) Sukuk Wakalah Programme of up to RM800.0 million with a stable outlook. The outstanding under the programme stood at RM300.0 million as of October 17, 2022. The rating affirmation mainly reflects GCB’s strong position in the midstream cocoa supply chain as the …

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MARC Ratings assigns preliminary rating of AA-IS to MYEG’s proposed RM1.0 billion IMTN programme

MARC Ratings has assigned a preliminary rating of AA-IS to MY E.G. Services Berhad’s (MYEG) proposed Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme of up to RM1.0 billion in nominal value. The rating outlook is stable. The assigned rating reflects MYEG’s established position as a longstanding concessionaire for e-government services, underpinned by its strong IT infrastructure. The …

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MARC Ratings assigns “Gold” impact assessment to KPJ Healthcare subsidiary Point Zone (M)’s sustainability sukuk framework

MARC Ratings Berhad (MARC Ratings) has assigned a “Gold” Sustainability Sukuk Assessment to the Sustainability Sukuk Framework (SSF) of Point Zone (M) Sdn Bhd (PZSB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of KPJ Healthcare Berhad (KPJ Healthcare). This assessment reflects the highly impactful combination of green and social projects or activities that the proceeds raised from the issuance …

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MARC Ratings assigns final rating of A+IS to JB Cocoa’s proposed RM500.0 million Sukuk Wakalah programme

MARC Ratings has assigned a final rating of A+IS with a stable outlook to JB Cocoa Sdn Bhd’s proposed Islamic Medium-Term Notes (Sukuk Wakalah) programme of up to RM500.0 million. The rating agency has reviewed the final documentation for the programme and is satisfied that the terms and conditions have not changed in any material …

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MARC Ratings withdraws ratings on Danajamin’s RM2.0 billion Sukuk Murabahah programme

MARC Ratings has withdrawn its ratings of AAAIS/AA+IS on Danajamin Nasional Berhad’s (Danajamin) RM2.0 billion Senior and Subordinated Sukuk Murabahah programme. The ratings withdrawal follows the full redemption of the outstanding amount of RM500.0 million under the programme and the subsequent cancellation of the programme. This was confirmed by the facility agent on October 11, 2022. …

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