A random thought re politics is still being drafted since last week but until I post, the rumours since last night were now confirmed this AM that the Royal Decree from the King has been issued, countersigned by the PM. Date is yet to be confirmed however when you look at the deadlines, one should […]

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ATP30 ATP30’s management targets revenue growth of 10% this year, focusing on customers in industrial estates. It is working hard to widen margin via cost control with target margin of 27%. It will provide service to a new customer in February. It plans to purchase ten service buses this year. (Thun Hoon, 22/1/19) Comment: Rather […]

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So what’s happened? And so its been all over the news since last Friday (18/01) https://www.hooninside.com/news-feed/84882/view/ And finally it hit the English news over the weekend and yesterday: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-21/ban-on-thai-billionaire-prompts-slump-in-top-hospital-operator?srnd=premium-asia https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1615270/prasert-others-given-14-days-to-comply That the owner of Bangkok Airways Plc (BA) and Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Plc (BDMS) has been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. […]

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BA SEC punishes top BA shareholders. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has imposed fines totaling Bt500mn against three major shareholders of SET-listed Bangkok Airways Plc (BA), including billionaire Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth, for share price manipulation. (Bangkok Post, 19/1/19) Comment: Isn’t it silly? Not the SEC, the founder(s) of BDMS and BA. Their official paper net […]

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And so banks have started to release earnings with BBL looking like the safest one of the lot, perhaps being a stodgy old banker made more sense as opposed to what SCB et al were trying to accomplish. More numbers are coming out during the week…I can’t help but wonder why JMT and CHAYO (debt […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 235.5 mn BDMS – The insider trading family members don’t care about the potential price cap on hospital bills. THG – He’s still buying GLOBAL – It’s come off a fair bit since the peak and a director is buying IVL – Heinecke thinks the noise on the inventory loss is […]

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Price controls ‘will hit healthcare’. The Private Hospital Association is calling for the state to bring all public hospitals under the jurisdiction of the Medical Facilities Act of 1988 in response to the government’s proposed price controls on medical services. The move would put all hospitals under the same regulatory framework, requiring each to provide […]

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CHOW CHOW’s management explained the impact from Japan’s cancellation of solar farms in which investment has not begun. It plans investment in only 8MW solar farm in Japan, small against its total electricity production capacity of 60MW. It provided an explanation after the stock price fell sharply to current P/E ratio at 7.44. (Thun Hoon, […]

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BSM BSM expects revenue of more than Bt1bn, up sharply from 2018 expected revenue of Bt640mn. It will enter into the property development business and plans to launch one project each quarter with value around Bt350-400mn per project. It will focus on Central Business District (CBD). (Thun Hoon, 17/1/19) CIMBT Kittiphun Anutarasoti temporarily suspended as […]

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BANPU BANPU says more than ten investment funds expresses interest in its shares during a roadshow in Japan, supporting its outbound expansion plan. It will continue to do roadshows abroad this year and detail its strategy “Greener & Smarter”, confirming its growth performance and leadership of the integrated energy business in Asia-Pacific. (Kao Hoon, 16/1/19) […]

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