PEFINDO affirms “idA+” rating for PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk’s maturing bond

(August 2, 2019)--PEFINDO has affirmed its “idA+” rating for PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk (MEDC)’s Shelf Registration Bond II Phase II Year 2016 Serie A of IDR549 billion, which will mature on September 30, 2019. MEDC plans to repay the maturing bond using net cash proceeds of the USD500 million global bonds issuance back in January 2018, in which one of the use of proceeds is to refinance the maturing bond. As of March 31, 2019, the unused proceeds of the USD bonds were placed in restricted time deposits and cash in banks at Standard Chartered Bank amounting to USD159.9 million, while MEDC also had cash and cash equivalents of USD322.5 million.

A debt security rated idA indicates that the obligor’s capacity to meet its long-term financial commitments on the debt security, relative to other Indonesian obligors, is strong. However, the debt security is somewhat more susceptible to adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than higher-rated debt.

The plus (+) sign in a particular rating indicates that it is relatively strong within the respective rating category. MEDC is a publicly listed, integrated energy and natural resources company, with its core business in oil and gas E&P activities in Indonesia, the Middle East, North Africa, and the United States (US); and interests in power generation; support services; and mining. In the first quarter of 2019, 84.4% of its revenue was generated from oil and gas, followed by the power business (15.4%), and other services at (0.2%). At the end of March 2019, its shareholders were PT Medco Daya Abadi Lestari (50.4%), Diamond Bridge Pte Ltd (21.6%), PT Medco Duta (0.2%), PT Multifabrindo Gemilang (0.1%), management (1.2%), and the public (26.5%). (ends)