Category: Companies

June 08, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Fitch Ratings has given an ‘A(lka)’ rating to a planned 500 million rupee, senior unsecured debenture to be sold by Sampath Leasing and Factoring Ltd, with a positive outlook. The bond will pay a semi-annual fixed rate interest and will be repaid in the third and fourth year […]

Apr 29, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Finance Company Plc, said it was planning to raise 700 million from a sale of unlisted debt. NDB Investment Bank will structure and place the deal. Central Finance plans to sell 700,000 unlisted, unsecured, redeemable debentures of 1,000 rupees each. .

Apr 29, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Lanka Orix Finance Company Ltd Plc, said it had placed three billion rupees of 7-year debt in February 2011. The firm said in a stock exchange filing that two billion rupees of debt was placed with Saakya Capital (Pvt) Ltd and one billion with Satya Capital (Pvt) Ltd, […]

Apr 02, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Hatton National Bank has been given a ‘B1’ foreign currency rating, based on its own balance sheet and possible state support, Moody’s Investors Service said. The rating has a stable outlook. The rating agency said HNB had maintained “above-average capitalization Levels” compared with similarly rated bank banks in […]

Mar 19, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Sampath Bank said it was planning to raise as much as 2. 5 billion rupees from the sale of debentures which will be quoted on the Colombo Stock Exchange. The bank said in stock exchange filing that it wanted to sell 15 million debentures of 100 rupees each. […]

Mar 14, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank of Ceylon said it is planning to raise at least a billion rupees through sale of listed debt, but may sell more debt if the demand is higher. Commercial Bank said in a stock exchange filing that wanted to sell at least 500,000 redeemable debentures of […]

Mar 05, 2012 (LBO) – RAM Ratings Lanka said it had given a ‘BBB-‘ rating with a stable outlook to a 500 million rupee senior redeemable debenture debenture to be sold by Softlogic Finance Plc. “The ratings are supported by SLF’s adequate asset quality, financial performance, capitalisation and liquidity, but tempered by its moderate funding […]

Feb 29, 2012 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings Lanka has lowered Lanka Orix Leasing Company’s rating from ‘A-(lka)’ to ‘BBB+(lka)’ with a negative outlook with a similar cut in outstanding senior unsecured debentures. The rating is still in the investment grade. Fitch said the downgrade came from a “higher appetite for market risks” at the holding […]

Feb 29, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Fitch Ratings has cut the outlook on Sri Lanka’s Commercial Leasing and Finance (CLC) to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’ but confirmed its underlying rating at ‘A-(lka)’. Fitch said CLC could be relied upon for support from its parent Lanka Orix Leasing Company if required which had a rating one […]

Feb 29, 2012 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has confirmed an ‘A-(lka) rating of Lanka Orix Finance Plc (LOFIN) saying it reflected its strong franchise among registered finance companies and is satisfactory financial profile. Fitch said a negative outlook on the rating came from a heightened risk profile of its parent, Lanka Orix Leasing Company Plc. […]

Feb 28, 2012 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings said it was withdrawing Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills Plc’s ‘BBB(lka)’ rating soon after it stopped ratings its parent, Hayleys Plc. “Fitch Ratings Lanka has withdrawn Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills PLC’s (HMGT) ‘BBB(lka)’ National Long-Term rating with a Negative Outlook,” Fitch said in a statement. “On the basis of […]

Jan 05, 2012 (LBO) – Ram Ratings has confirmed an ‘A’ long term rating of Sri Lanka’s Tokyo Cement Plc, on its market share and healthy balance sheet but said the industry was cyclical and the firm was not able to immediately pass on costs. Tokyo Cement has grinding plants and shares half the market […]