Income from government infrastructure to be taxed. The Ministry of Finance plans to tax income from parties who generate income from government infrastructure projects. It will open discussion before proposing this to cabinet. Those with revenue higher than Bt50mn are expected to pay this tax. (Thai Post, 2/6/17) BoT eases up on forex regulations. The […]
Read More →AH AH to invest Bt3.5bn in a JV with Sakthi, a major player in auto parts manufacturing. (Thun Hoon, 9/6/17) Comment: A rather strange JV and I’m not entirely convinced by it AIT AIT is to sign a new contract worth Bt594mn in the next 1-2 months. The company is also anticipating other biddings worth […]
Read More →ANAN Ananda said its 2Q17 presales could reach Bt2.9bn. It is going to launch seven new projects worth Bt22.7bn. 2Q17 revenue could reach Bt7.35bn. It also plans to issue new bonds worth Bt1bn. (Khao Hoon, 8/6/17) Comment: And things are progressing as per expectations BCH BCH to benefit from Social Security’s raise in medical reimbursement. […]
Read More →AMATA AMATA visited Stockholm, Sweden to study its ‘Hammarby Sjostad’, or ‘Smart City’ project, and SAAB Group which manufactures fighter jets for Sweden, in the hopes of developing a Smart Aerospace City in Thailand. (Thun Hoon, 7/6/2017) CSS CSS expects to benefit from NBTC and MEA project to ground all power/cable lines along five main […]
Read More →ATP30 ATP30 expects 2Q17 earnings to be better than 1Q17 as it will book revenue from major clients. It is talking with 2-3 clients in an IE in the northeast and expects to benefit from EEC. Revenue growth in 2017 is expected to hit target of 15%. It is budgeting Bt120mn to buy 30 new […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN is launching five projects worth in total Bt21.1bn along with its JV Mitsui at Paragon on June 22. Currently, the company has Bt42.5bn worth of backlog on hand to be recognized through 2019. (Kao Hoon, 6/5/17) Comment: A continuation of what they’ve been wanting to do for the past few years, now it […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 84.7 mn BLAND – And he continues to buy and buy his shares. Sell(s) THB 39.3 mn N/a
Read More →The reversal from last year on a sector basis is still comfortably under way. Interesting to see that the automotive sector has somewhat recovered from its doldrums from the post-yingluck government first car buyer scheme. But we are still seeing tonnes of inventory sitting around the world/region/country that has worried for this sector.
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