BDMS to spend Bt85.6b to buy BH’s shares at Bt125 each. Comment: Boom! Another one CPN mulls cutting rental rate for tenants at 8 malls from total 34 that were severely impact by the virus, scraps 8% FY20 revenue growth target. Comment: I wonder at what point do office buildings begin to reduce rates, there’s […]
Read More →ERW firms on plan to open 7 Hop Inn budget hotels in TH, will shut Marriot Courtyard BKK for refurbish from April 20 till September 21. Comment: It’s a ghost town in every hotel in Thailand atm FPT will book Bt943m revenue from FTREIT big-lot sold in 2Q. Comment: Still able to raise capital in […]
Read More →AOT & BDMS: Kuwait & UAE suspend flights to TH. Comment: This will hammer BDMS And BH BEM maintained 20% full year ridership growth target to 500kpd, supported by larger network from Blue line extension, mulls adding 20 trains to support growth, sees toll way traffic steady at 1.1m trips/day. Comment: Just as with BTS, […]
Read More →Weren’t you reading this on your Sunday? Here’s the link: https://berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2019ltr.pdf Go go go!
Read More →DELTA sees COVID-19 weighing on 1Q20, yet firm on 5% revenue growth target this year, sets Bt$200m capex for M&A in India. Comment: We think its going to knock off -20% off the markets revenue (excl energy) GULF’s board approve par split from Bt5 to Bt1 to boost liquidity. Comment: Liquidity? The stock has plenty […]
Read More →The market woke up this morning with a serious flu with the whole region down 1-2%. It’s not much of a surprise given the supposed 2 weeks period that it takes for the flu to appear in people. I suspect this week will be peak fear. Should the analogy to SARS hold that by the […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 41 mn BBL – The President/CEO for the first time visibly buys shares in his bank. Sell(s) THB 2.3 bn BJC – Are they selling in preparation of an RO for the Tesco acquisition?
Read More →5G auction raises B100bn : AWN bags almost half the licence haul. Around 100 billion baht was raised in the 5G multiband licence auction yesterday with leading mobile operator Advanced Info Service (AIS), through its subsidiary Advanced Wireless Network (AWN), grabbing almost half the 49 licences of three spectra put up for auction. Bangkok Post […]
Read More →ADVANC will switch on the country’s first 5G mobile network on the 2600-MHz band after making the 1st instalment payment today for the spectrum won at this week’s auction. Comment: Lets see if there are dividend cuts AOT: airlines voice out unfair treatments following announcement of remedy package for tenants at 6 airports as airlines […]
Read More →ADVANC sets Bt10-15b 1-year capex to expand 5G network, while Fitch said 5G capex is credit neutral. AOT cuts fix rent by 20%, waives minimum payment for revenue sharing for tenants only variable percentages applied from February 1,20 till January 31,21, stretching payment terms for operators in the airport for 6 months for payment due […]
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