Rating Announcements

MARC Ratings wishes to highlight that Alpha Circle Sdn Bhd has now deferred its Senior Sukuk payment of RM11 million due on January 18, 2023 to March 1, 2023 after sukukholders approved the deferment. With this, the outstanding Senior Sukuk Musharakah stands at RM71 million and Junior Sukuk Musharakah at RM55 million as of January […]

MARC Ratings has assigned final ratings of AA/MARC-1 to Pac Lease Berhad’s Medium-Term Notes and Commercial Papers programme with a combined aggregate limit of RM1.5 billion. The rating outlook is stable. The rating agency has reviewed the final documentation for the programme and is satisfied that the terms and conditions have not changed in any

MARC Ratings has assigned a final rating of AA-(cg) to Chailease Berjaya Credit Sdn Bhd’s (CBC) Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme of up to RM1.0 billion. The rating outlook is stable. The programme carries an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee from CBC’s ultimate holding company, Chailease Holding Company Limited. The rating agency has reviewed the final documentation

MARC Ratings has withdrawn its rating of AAAIS on Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Berhad’s (PLUS) RM23.35 billion Sukuk Musharakah Programme (Sukuk Programme). The rating action follows the completed exchange — on like-for-like terms — of the outstanding RM17.2 billion under the Sukuk Programme on December 23, 2022, with notes issued under PLUS’ new Islamic Medium-Term Notes

MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating on Sime Darby Property Berhad’s (SD Property) RM4.5 billion Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) Programme (Sukuk Musharakah) at AA+IS with a stable outlook.  The outstanding under the rated programme stood at RM800.0 million as of November 30, 2022. SD Property’s continued strong sales track record in its well-established townships, and

MARC Ratings has assigned preliminary ratings of AA/MARC-1 to Pac Lease Berhad’s Medium-Term Notes (MTN) and Commercial Papers (CP) programme with a combined aggregate limit of RM1.5 billion. The ratings outlook is stable. The assigned ratings factor in the lengthy track record and market position of Pac Lease in the domestic industrial hire purchase sector,

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA+IS rating on Celcom Networks Sdn Bhd’s (CNSB) RM5.0 billion Sukuk Murabahah Programme with a stable outlook. As at end-October 2022, the outstanding amount stood at RM1.15 billion. In assessing CNSB, MARC Ratings has considered the overall credit profile of the Celcom Axiata Berhad (Celcom) group, premised on the strong

MARC Ratings has assigned preliminary ratings of MARC-1IS /AA-IS to UDA Holdings Berhad’s (UDA) proposed Islamic Commercial Papers (ICP) programme of up to RM100.0 million and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme of up to RM1.0 billion with a combined aggregate limit of up to RM1.0 billion with a stable outlook. The assigned ratings incorporate UDA’s

MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating of AA- on STM Lottery Sdn Bhd’s (formerly known as Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd) RM800.0 million 15-year Medium-Term Notes (MTN) Programme with a stable outlook. STM Lottery’s entrenched domestic market position as a number forecast operator (NFO), its lengthy operating track record and strong cash flow generating ability

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AAAIS rating on TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd’s (TPGSB) Sukuk Wakalah programme of up to RM10.0 billion with a stable outlook. Wholly owned by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), TPGSB owns and manages 14 power plants, and manages three power plants for TNB with total capacity of 15,755MW as at end-September