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Business valuation professionals have to navigate through high inflation, rising interest rates, the war in Ukraine and its induced energy price hikes when performing the valuation of illiquid assets, making it even more complex.
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 26): RAM Rating said its rated portfolio profile remains robust with about 80% carrying AA3 or higher ratings, which indicate a strong capacity to meet debt obligations on a timely basis.
However, low trade links with Russia, Ukraine a buffer
Published on: Friday, March 05, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian firms have stronger debt protection metrics than their Asean peers, said RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings). “The average Malaysian firm also has enough cash to support 3.5 months’ operating expenses,” the credit rating agency said in a statement on Thursday. Citing its broader analysis of corporates in Asean-6 (Asean-5 + Vietnam) in its annual Corporate Default and Rating Transition Study, RAM Ratings said although half of the companies listed on Bursa Malaysia still reported weaker earnings of -0.8 ...
04 Mar 2021 / 09:30 H. PETALING JAYA: RAM Ratings said it expects the negative bias in rating actions to remain through the next few quarters, as 14 RAM-rated entities still carried a negative outlook as at end-December 2020. “That said, we expect the overall rated credits to withstand near-term pressure because over 80% of our portfolio is anchored by financial institutions and project finance companies with strong capitalisation, robust liquidity buffers and healthy cashflows. “In view of MCO 2.0, RAM is currently undertaking another portfolio-wide assessment which will be released soo...