BKD BKD to progress on new business plan. It says it expects 2H17 performance to be outstanding due to high season. It plans to get a new project worth Bt5bn. (Thun Hoon, 23/8/17) CPALL Jiffy to replace 7-Eleven at PTT stations. PTT Plc, the national oil and gas conglomerate, plans to start replacing 7-Eleven stores […]

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AOT AOT to send Don Muang commercial area bids to its board. It expects to begin booking revenue in December. (Khao Hoon, 22/8/17) BEM BEM to join the auction for the South Purple and Orange lines in hopes of raising passengers to 500,000/day in 2020. 1H17 revenue was Bt7.5bn with profit of Bt1.43bn from booking […]

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So I’ve gone through as many listed company results as possible over the past few weeks and not just Thailand but most of ASEAN, given that I do only comment on Thai related companies here, comments will remain Thai specific. Without a doubt Thailand had the worst performance amongst all the countries in the region […]

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CPN CPN revised up 2017 revenue growth target to 6% from 6-8% to reflect improved department store operations. It says it will sell a condominium project worth Bt2bn and open two new department stores. (Khao Hoon, 21/8/17) Comment: It does show that SSSG isn’t what it used to be for CPN EA EA says 3Q17 […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 112 mn BLAND – And he still continues to buy and buy, I don’t think he’s ever sold a share for the past 4-5 years Sell(s) THB 80 mn AMANAH – A leasing company that isn’t making money and whose acting MD just sold a sizeable stake of  

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VAT rate kept at time-honoured 7% to help recovery. The cabinet yesterday approved the extension of the 7% value-added tax (VAT) rate for another year, saying a hike could derail the economic recovery. (Bangkok Post, 15/8/2017) Thai–Chinese railways could be signed soon. The Ministry of Transport is going to propose the construction structure of the […]

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ACAP ACAP posted 2Q17 earnings of Bt91mn with revenue of Bt190mn, growth of 239% YoY, driven by more demand for business expansion loans. (Thun Hoon, 18/8/17) Comment: Something positive has happened over at ACAP in the past 12 months, performance seems to be far better and the share price is reflecting that… BA BA signals […]

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ADVANC ADVANC maintains 2017 revenue growth target of 4-5%. It plans to be a leader in data services in 2H17 by increasing 4G customers to reach 40-50% of its customer base of 40.5mn. It also plans to expand home internet. (Khao Hoon, 17/8/17) AOT AOT to pay rental to Treasury Department at 4% of ROA […]

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DEMCO DEMCO plans to join auctions in 2H17. It currently has Bt4.045bn backlog and is going to book revenue from phase 1 of the sale of water in Laos. (Khao Hoon, 16/8/17) Comment: The 2 same questions remain for Demco, when will the foundations finally be finished and when will WEH finally IPO?   EPG […]

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