AH AH continues to search for domestic and international partners to expand its auto parts business. It plans to sell some portions of its current business to SGAH. It remains confident in this year’s revenue growth target of 5%. (Thun Hoon, 29/8/17) Comment: An interview with AH coming soon… BTS BTS plans to raise fares […]
Read More →ACAP ACAP to sign an MOU to lend more than Bt1.2bn to a company under GGC. It recently gave a Bt400mn five-year loan. ACAP targets Bt6bn in loans in 2017. It expects good growth in both 3Q17 and 4Q17. It plans to list a subsidiary. (Khao Hoon, 29/8/17) Comment: Since they’ve come under new ownership […]
Read More →Ouch ouch and ouch, 1/2 the sectors are deep in the red, and yet the market still continues to maintain these valuations despite earnings, have to love the market’s anticipation of a recovery in earnings for 2H17 and onwards…
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 101 mn PSH – A first in a long time, a director buys a decent chunk of shares in Preuksa. RS – The owner bought a combination of the shares at 13.9 and the warrant. Sell(s) THB 87mn BAT-3K – Continued block selling by the previous owners to the new ones. […]
Read More →AMA AMA believes 2H17 performance will grow, supported by high season. This is expected to push 2017 revenue to Bt1.5bn, 50% growth. (Khao Hoon, 28/8/17) Comment: That would be quite an achievement, 1H17 already shows revenues of THB 674 mn…but the company is already trading at a mkt cap of THB 7bn ANAN ANAN to […]
Read More →Thai July exports up 10.5 pct y/y, below forecast. Thailand’s customs-cleared annual exports rose for a fifth straight month in July, but fell short of expectations, as demand from major markets increased. Exports, a key driver of Thailand’s growth, rose 10.5 percent in July from a year earlier after June’s 11.7 percent rise, commerce ministry […]
Read More →BEM BEM to pay dividend of Bt0.06/share, XD on September 5. (Thun Hoon, 25/8/17) EGCO EGCO says 2H17 performance will grow. It expects to maintain ROE at above 10%. It also plans to expand abroad into Laos, Indonesia and Vietnam. Domestically, it will begin to book revenue from Klong Luang power plant from 3Q17. (Khao […]
Read More →AOT AOT to hire PLE to build a building for Bt14.2bn. It also approved King Power to manage commercial areas in Don Muang airport for 10 years. It plans to open up more projects for bidding. It targets 2017 passenger growth of 7-8%. (Khao Hoon, 24/8/17) Comment: PLE? How on earth they did win this? […]
Read More →TET: Please explain the history of ASAP. Privately we began as a car dealership for Nissan automobiles in 1995 and in 2004 expanded our car dealer business for Toyota Automobiles as well. As we were exploring opportunities to capture new customers, we discovered that most of new customers were looking to rent or lease vehicles […]
Read More →It’s all over the news and brokers research notes this AM about PTT mentioning the potential replacement of 7-11 stores by its own Jiffy stores over the coming years. Jiraporn Khaosawas, managing director of wholly owned PTT Retail Marketing Co (PTTRM), said PTT has several years to prepare before the 7-Eleven outlets are replaced. It […]
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