Byron Wien – Latest Commentary – The bond market message You don’t have to agree with someone to enjoy their writing and thought process and this has always been the case for me with Bryon Wein, here’s a snippet and a link to the full commentary Why have interest rates declined when debt has increased […]
Read More →Thai banks’ NPLs increased to Bt400bn in 1Q17, up 5%YoY, led by the big banks; KTB, BBL, and SCB. This is due to the slow economic growth that affects debt payment ability of SMEs. (Bangkok Biz, 21/4/17) MRTA’s boards to cut Orange-line mass transit budget in Cultural Center and Talingchan stations by Bt1.8bn. (Thai Post, […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC reported 1Q17 net profit of Bt7.69bn, down slightly from 1Q16’s Bt8bn. Service revenue was Bt31.36bn, up 4% YoY, with 40.6mn subscribers. AIS Fibre expanded its customer base to 373,900 subscribers. It expects 2017 revenue growth of 4-5%. (Thun Hoon, 28/04/17) Comment: I do wonder when will this industry be overtaken by a clever […]
Read More →AGE AGE plans to expand to Vietnam where demand is high. It expects 2H17 sales to jump on the completion of the setup of a JV. It targets 2017 sales to grow 25-30% from last year’s 2.36mn tons. It expects 1H17 domestic sales to be good, with orders from major clients up 50%. (Thun Hoon, […]
Read More →ABC ABC plans to invest in a commercial website named ABCPoint. It plans to provide system development that will add value and handle 4G clients. It expects to introduce a new service solution in 4Q17. (Kao Hoon, 25/04/17) Comment: What is this company’s business model? Over the years we’ve seen solar, ecommerce, something with alibaba, […]
Read More →AAV AAV plans to expand its routes to and from U-Tapao and CLMV and India. It targets load factor of 84% in this year with market share of 30%. It expects 2017 revenue to grow not less than 16%. (Thun Hoon, 24/04/17) Comment: I can just see this airline continuing to dominate the skies in […]
Read More →Let’s see how the week starts with the Frenchies kicking out the establishment over the weekend.
Read More →Notable Transactions The Songkran break seems to have kept management buying and selling quiet Buy(s) THB 38.2 mn n/a Sell(s) THB 20.0 mn n/a
Read More →I see that oil has gone below 50/bbl even with the USD remaining “weak” in the past few weeks. Typically there’s been an inverse correlation between the two and most commoduty prices for that when (when there are no supply shocks). So what’s the story here? Could we see oil go back down to 20s […]
Read More →The Treasury Department increased the rental rates on commercial activities on state land to 3-5% of return on assets per year. Previously, it had no clear guidelines. It believed this policy will make renting more efficient. (IQ Biz, 14/4/17) NBTC says it will hold new 4G auction for 1800 and 850 MHZ early in 2018. […]
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