BPP in talks to buy gas-fired power plant in the US by end of 1H, mulls 25-30% stake of the project, sets $ 500m capex between FY24/25 for M&A and energy project, target 5,300mw by end of FY25 (4,500mw fossil & 800mw renewable) from current 3,632mw & 385mw. GUNKUL upbeats earnings visibility from Bt4.8b backlog […]

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AH maintains 30% FY revenue growth target supported by strong EV parts orders, sees bright outlook next year on Ford plans to designate TH as EV production hub in SEA. Comment: I always find this news related to EV’s from the auto manufacturers amusing because the management themselves will say that this isn’t true volume […]

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Notable transactions Buy(s) THB 235 mn SEAFCO – Family members of SEAFCO’s founder buying shares from?? Total volume is close to 5% of outstanding shares. JMART – Founder keeps buying, wonder what he has in store for next year… LALIN – Family member buys BANPU – Rather large purchase of the warrant. Sell(s) THB 167 […]

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AOT is expected to gain 6.5m passenger after adding 3 airports to management (Udon Thani, Krabi and Buri Ram), translated to 5-6% profit upside, Tabloid. Comment: Thailand’s airport system is actually rather fantastic. Go fly around Europe or the US, a shambles in comparison. BAFS sees clear sign of recovery this year, sets 3,000m liter […]

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AU upbeats 2H earnings from improved traffic at dessert cafĂ© as dine-in grows, recovery margin after repriced menu in March, plans to add more standalone shops from current 4 stores to boost grab & go sales, will open 2nd HK branch next year. Comment: Perhaps one of the last lagging f&b/tourism plays. J keeps 10-15% […]

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BEM expects daily avg FY22 MRT riderships within 300k-400k trips/day, above 200k avg FY21, sees Jul Blue line ridership at 320k trips/day, account for 80% of pre-Covid level while avg tollway traffic stands at 1m trips/day account for 85% of pre-Covid. Comment: Is the -15% drop due to the number of entities shut down? Or […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 7.3 bn OSP – Left pocket right pocket, though I think the seller is probably going to build a massive art gallery after receiving this pile of cash. MJD – Largest shareholder in the family here takes another ~3% of the shares, way below market price. JMART – And boom the […]

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ADB upbeat FY21 earnings from positive sales momentum of plastic beads supported by demand from cable production, auto, med supplies and industrial. BCP is in talk with EGAT to jointly invest in EV charging station at BCP retail stations. Comment: Boom, let’s get this EV trend going. Governments are going to shove this upon us, […]

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AAV said the latest outbreak the worst crisis for aviation in Thailand as airlines face more pressure than during the lockdown last year. Comment: Nothing was worse than the March-May period where everything was shut down. But the government is trying their best to make things just as difficult at the moment. EPG upbeats 1Q […]

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