Public bus fares to rise from Jan 21. Fares for buses serving Bangkok will rise next month by at least one baht and interprovincial buses will charge 10% more to help operators cover rising fleet costs. (Bangkok Post, 14/12/18) FTA, GSP use rises sharply. The utilization rate of free-trade agreement (FTA) privileges and the Generalized […]

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AOT AOT waiting for decision by ACC committee about suitability and size of Terminal 2. It will then submit a report to the board in January. The board has already approved the project. Share price rose yesterday, in the opposite direction of the SET. (Kao Hoon, 21/12/18) Comment: Well lets just hope it won’t take […]

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AAV AAV expects 4Q18 earnings to recover, supported by more tourists and lower jet fuel price as well as the government’s measures to stimulate tourism. Next year, it plans to add new routes. (Thun Hoon, 20/12/18) Comment: If it wasn’t for such a weak market we’d see the airlines rally by +10-20% DNA SET reminded […]

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AEONTS AEONTS expects loan growth of 5% in FY2018. In 1H18FY, it has already provided loans of Bt52bn. It plans to launch promotions to stimulate spending during the yearend festivities. It has entered Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos and expects loans to reach Bt13bn in FY2020, pushing foreign revenue up to more than 10% of total […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 312mn RAM – Must be block sales amongst the shareholders, as there’s zero liquidity in this name Sell(s) THB 495mn BDMS – Founder sells a bunch  JKN – Another block sales by the founder TSI – A director sells off a fair amount – must be an arranged sale NEWS – […]

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And finally the energy sector has its turn to drop thanks to the incredible low bid by PTTEP for the two oil blocks. Perhaps finally the disconnect between PTTEP’s share price and oil prices will converge (in english – PTTEP drop’s another 20%)  Now if the BOT does increase interest rates will the prop funds/REITs […]

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AP AP reported 11M18 presales of Bt41.5bn, exceeding its full-year target of Bt39.8bn. Revenue from its JV was Bt27.1bn, a record high. (Kao Hoon, 17/12/18) Comment: So even despite great earnings and pre-sales numbers this stock has also plummeted ASEFA ASEFA expects many projects to come up for bidding next year, especially big infrastructure and […]

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French PM to detail Macron’s measures to appease ‘yellow vests’ The French government will Tuesday try to convince lawmakers and the public that President Emmanuel Macron’s speech met the demands of the “yellow vest” movement, even as many demonstrators said they were disappointed and vowed to press on with their protest. (AFP, 11/12/18) Beijing ‘offers […]

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Telecoms  ITEL, SKY, SIMAT, TRUE and LOXLEY were awarded NET USO Zone C project. ITEL received Group 8 South valued at Bt2.46bn. SKY received Group 6 Central 1 valued at Bt2.20bn. SIMAT received Group 4 Northeast 2 valued at Bt2.25bn. TRUE received Group 1 North 1 and Group 7 Central 2 total valued at Bt4.82bn. […]

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CHO  CHO offers PP to Marat Saelim of 118mn shares at Bt1.4297/share. This will give it Bt169mn in funds to support investment in its E-Ticket project, a ten-wheel truck repair center and Khonkaen Smart City. (Kao Hoon, 13/12/18)  Comment: That’s an interesting development, no idea who Marat Saelim are.  ITEL  ITEL got a job from […]

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