Rating Announcements

MARC Ratings affirms Cagamas’ ratings with stable outlook

MARC Ratings has affirmed its ratings on Cagamas Berhad’s bonds and sukuk issuances as follows: MARC-1/MARC-1IS on Conventional and Islamic Commercial Papers (CP/ICP) programmes with a combined aggregate limit of RM20.0 billion AAA/AAAIS on Conventional and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (MTN/IMTN) programmes of up to RM60.0 billion The ratings outlook is stable. The key rating drivers …

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MARC Ratings affirms SME Bank’s financial institution rating with stable outlook

MARC Ratings has affirmed its financial institution (FI) rating of AAA on Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Berhad (SME Bank). Concurrently, the rating agency has affirmed its ratings of AAAIS/MARC-1IS on the bank’s Islamic Medium Term-Notes (IMTN) Programme of up to RM3.0 billion and Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) Programme of up to RM1.0 billion …

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MARC Ratings affirms Malaysia’s sovereign rating at AAA

MARC Ratings has affirmed its public information local currency sovereign rating of AAA/stable on Malaysia, based on its national sovereign rating scale. Under this rating scale, the sovereign state of Malaysia carries the lowest relative risk for reasons that include its authority to tax and set interest rates. The rating reflects the country’s credit strengths …

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MARC Ratings withdraws rating on Cagamas MBS’s Tranche 6 under CMBS 2007-1-i on full redemption

MARC Ratings has withdrawn its rating of AAAIS/Stable on Cagamas MBS Berhad’s Tranche 6 under the RM2,110.0 million asset-backed Sukuk Musyarakah issuance (CMBS 2007-1-i). The rating withdrawal follows the full redemption of the outstanding RM320.0 million under Tranche 6 as confirmed by the facility agent. The rating agency’s analytical coverage on CMBS 2007-1-i is now …

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MARC Ratings affirms AA-IS rating on DUKE 3’s RM3.64 billion sukuk

MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating on toll concessionaire Lebuhraya DUKE Fasa 3 Sdn Bhd’s (DUKE 3) RM3.64 billion Sukuk Wakalah at AA-IS with a stable outlook. The rating incorporates the adequately structured sukuk repayment profile that accommodates the traffic ramp-up on Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway (SPE). The back-ended financing structure — with the first principal repayment …

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MARC Ratings assigns AAAIS preliminary rating to Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat Berhad

MARC Ratings has assigned a preliminary rating of AAAIS to Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat Berhad’s (ALR) proposed sukuk programme of up to RM5.5 billion. The rating outlook is stable. The assigned rating reflects the strength and the proven revenue-generating capacity of ALR’s portfolio of matured highways in the Klang Valley, the healthy finance service capacity under …

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MARC Ratings assigns “Silver” Impact Assessment to Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat’s Sustainability Sukuk Framework

MARC Ratings has assigned a “Silver” Sustainability Sukuk Assessment to Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat Berhad’s (ALR) Sustainability Sukuk Framework (the Framework). MARC also opines that the Framework is aligned with the core components of the Securities Commission Malaysia’s (SC) Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Sukuk Framework. A company managed by a board of directors, ALR was …

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MARC Ratings affirms AAIS rating on Kimanis Power’s sukuk

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AAIS rating on Kimanis Power Sdn Bhd’s (KPSB) outstanding sukuk of RM585.0 million with a stable outlook. The rating affirmation reflects KPSB’s steady cash flow generation attributed to the consistent performance of its plant that has continued to exceed the minimum requirements under its Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Demand risk …

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MARC Ratings affirms AA- rating on 7-Eleven Holdings’ MTN Programme

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 outstanding under the programme stood at RM500.0 million as of May 11, 2022. The group’s established market position and strong operating track record in the domestic convenience store segment (7-Eleven …

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MARC ratings assigns final rating of AAAIS to TNB Power Generation’s sukuk programme

MARC Ratings has assigned a final rating of AAAIS to TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd’s (TPGSB) sukuk programme of up to RM10.0 billion. The rating carries at stable outlook. 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 way …

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