Rating Announcements

MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating of AA-IS on UiTM Solar Power Dua Sdn Bhd’s (UiTM Solar Dua) outstanding Green Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) sukuk of RM97.0 million with a stable outlook. UiTM Solar Dua owns a 25MWac solar power plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor. The plant has been operational since December 2, 2020 […]

MARC Ratings has affirmed its rating of A+IS on Sunsuria Berhad’s RM500.0 million Sukuk Wakalah Programme. The rating outlook is stable. The rating affirmation incorporates Sunsuria’s development approach through joint ventures, its low net leverage and strong liquidity position. The rating also factors in the prevailing challenging domestic property market outlook that has weighed on

MARC Ratings has withdrawn its ratings of MARC-1IS(cg) /AA-IS(cg) on Sunway Treasury Sukuk Sdn Bhd’s Islamic Commercial Papers and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (ICP/IMTN) programme with a limit of RM2.0 billion. The withdrawal follows the expiry of the programme on June 6, 2022 as confirmed by the facility agent. The rating agency’s analytical coverage is now

MARC Ratings has assigned final ratings of MARC-1IS/AA-IS to Johor Port Berhad’s (JPB) Islamic Commercial Papers and Islamic Medium-Term Notes (ICP/IMTN) programmes with a combined aggregate limit of RM1.0 billion. The long-term rating carries a stable outlook. The rating agency has reviewed the final documentation for the programmes and is satisfied that the terms and

MARC Ratings has affirmed its ratings of A+IS and A-IS on DRB-HICOM Berhad’s Sukuk Programme of up to RM3.5 billion and Perpetual Sukuk Musharakah Programme of up to RM2.0 billion. The two-notch rating differential between both issuances reflects the latter’s subordination to the senior sukuk. All ratings carry a stable outlook. The outstanding under the

MARC Ratings has affirmed its financial institution (FI) rating of AAA on Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (BPMB). Concurrently, the rating agency has affirmed its rating of AAAIS on the bank’s Islamic Medium Term-Notes Programme of up to RM5.0 billion. The ratings outlook is stable. BPMB’s status as a wholly government-owned institution mandated to provide financing

MARC Ratings has assigned a preliminary rating of AA-IS(cg) with a stable outlook to Eco World Capital Berhad’s proposed Islamic Medium-Term Notes (Sukuk Wakalah) programme of RM1.2 billion. Eco World Capital is the funding vehicle for parent Eco World Development Group Berhad (EcoWorld) to undertake the issuance of the Sukuk Wakalah. EcoWorld has extended an

MARC Ratings has assigned a final rating of AAIS(cg) to funding vehicle VS Capital Management Sdn Bhd’s Islamic Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) programme of up to RM1.0 billion. The rating carries a stable outlook. The rating agency has reviewed the final documentation for the programme and is satisfied that the terms and conditions have not changed

MARC Ratings has affirmed its AA-IS rating on Southern Power Generation Sdn Bhd’s outstanding Sukuk Wakalah of RM3.6 billion with a stable outlook. The affirmed rating is underpinned by the strength of Southern Power’s 21-year power purchase agreement (PPA) under which demand risk is allocated to offtaker Tenaga Nasional Berhad (AAA/Stable). Capacity payments (CP) under