AAV AAV 2Q17 earnings collapsed to Bt170.6bn, -60%YoY due to higher oil prices and a reduction of turnkey revenue flights to China. (Khao Hoon, 11/8/17) BEM BEM posted 2Q17 earnings of Bt723mn, +43%YoY due to opening of Sirat expressway and purple line. 1H17 earnings posted earnings of Bt1.4bn, +18.1%YoY (Khao Hoon, 11/8/17) BIG BIG believes […]
Read More →BCPG BCPG to invest in power plant business in Indonesia. The production power is 182 MW. It will record revenue in 3Q17. (Thun Hoon, 24/7/17) Comment: I do often worry about Thai companies buying commodity/power assets in Indonesia…but should this be a genuinely good purchase it does add to the theory that BCPG benefits as a state […]
Read More →AOT AOT is confident it will have revenue growth of 8%, driven by more flights and tourist arrivals. It targets tourist arrivals of 180mn within 10 years. (Khao Hoon, 19/6/17) Comment: And this will mainly be driven by China BTS BTS with STEC and RATCH will sign the contracts for the Pink and Yellow lines […]
Read More →AH AH will invest Bt3.52bn to take 25% of Sakthi Global Auto Holdings Limited (SGAH). Funding will come from US$25mn in cash and US$75mn in loans from financial institutions. After the purchase, SGAH will undergo restructuring. (Kao Hoon 26/05/17) Comment: I hope that it won’t be a mess of an acquisition like the KPN purchase […]
Read More →AAV AAV reported 1Q17 net profit of Bt570mn, down 43% due to higher fuel cost. Its revenue was Bt9.1bn, up 2% on 8% passenger growth and 89% loading factor. (Kao Hoon, 11/05/17) Comment: How much better can this company perform? It’s effectively running at full load, the only thing that they can do different is […]
Read More →BANPU BANPU targets 2017 coal sales to reach 47mn tons. It expects to benefit from higher coal price. It plans to acquire coal mines in Indonesia and Australia to underwrite future growth. (Kao Hoon, 18/04/17) BLA BLA expects to show a net profit of Bt1.2bn in 1Q17 after last year’s loss of Bt6.9bn. Behind this […]
Read More →BAY BAY targets SME loans growth of 3.8% this year, raising loans to Bt160bn. 2017 loan growth will be lower than last year’s 14% because it will focus on credit quality. It expects bad debt to be lower than last year in line with economic recovery. It targets to be the main bank for customers. […]
Read More →BEM BEM expects revenue growth of 10% for rail operations and 2% for expressway, on the back of a full year of revenue from the MRT Purple Line and Sri Rat outer ring. It plans to buy 35 new trains. The MRT Blue Line extension is expected to open ahead of schedule, boosting ridership above […]
Read More →ATP30 ATP30 targets 2017 revenue growth of 15% to Bt350mn. It has backlog on hand of Bt600mn and plans to book revenue of Bt300mn this year. It has budgeted Bt120mn to buy buses and vans to increase its service potential. (Kao Hoon, 28/02/17) BANPU BANPU expects 2017 earnings to be better than 2016, both revenue […]
Read More →DRT DRT has set aside Bt100mn to upgrade its machinery, which it expects will reduce cost and expand margin to 25%. It expects 2017 revenue growth of 5%, supported by customer expansion and home renovations in the south. (Thun Hoon, 14/02/17) Comment: Walking/driving around the provinces over the weekend did give me an idea that […]
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