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MARC Ratings upgrades Northport’s Sukuk Musharakah rating to AAIS

19 October 2022

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Umar Abdul Aziz, +603-2717 2962/ umar@marc.com.my
Taufiq Kamal, +603-2717 2951/ taufiq@marc.com.my

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 rating action also considered its maintenance of a healthy liquidity position. Operating profit before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation margins has stood well above 50% over the last four years. CFO interest and debt coverages stood at 15.6x and 0.9x; with a cash balance of RM537 million and borrowings at RM450 million, the group is in a net cash position as at end-June 2022.

Northport handles container services and conventional cargo services through its two main terminals, North Port and Southpoint. For 1H2022, container handling volume declined by 5.7% y-o-y to 1.6 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) mainly due to the impact of the high freight rate environment that led to liners temporarily prioritising long-haul routes. The decline was offset by the strong increase of 11.5% y-o-y to 5.5 million freight weight tonnes (FWT) in conventional cargo services, which includes chemical, petroleum, iron, and biomass products.

Revenue rose marginally by 2% y-o-y to RM428.5 million; however, operating profit decreased by 4.9% y-o-y to RM158 million, mainly due to an increase in energy costs. Operating profit margin of above 30% was supported by cost-rationalisation initiatives. The group has a planned capex of about RM900 million by end-2023 that would be funded through a mixture of internal cash and borrowings for its expansion plans. Given its sustained operating performance, its internal cash generation would remain supportive of its funding requirement. At the same time, Northport has sufficient headroom under its rated programme for funding, if needed.

Total notes outstanding is RM450 million under the Sukuk Musharakah programme with RM100 million maturing on December 2, 2022, which will be redeemed via internal funds.

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