Three electric train auctions set for June — The three are the Orange Line connecting Thailand Cultural Centre with Min Buri, worth 110 billion baht; the Pink Line from Khae Rai to Min Buri, worth 56.6 billion baht; and the Yellow Line from Lat Phrao to Samrong, worth 54.6 billion baht. (Bangkok Post, 3/6/16) New […]
Read More →A Areeya targets 2016 revenue of Bt7bn supported by its backlog of Bt2.34bn, of which will book Bt1.5bn this year. It has stock of Bt3.5bn. It expects sales of Bt10bn in 2016. It plans to launch 12 projects worth Bt20bn. (Khao Hoon, 10/06/16) Comment: Their stock price performance has one of the smoothest charts I’ve […]
Read More →Yesterday the government finally approved the long awaited land and buildings tax. What has happened since? Quite a few property names, hotels heavy with assets, and industrial estates have been hurt. Hospitals, on the other hand, are only subject to 1/4 of the tax levied. However most analysts have been saying that in the end […]
Read More →BR BR expects 2016 revenue growth OF 10-15% supported by recovery in sales in 2H16. It plans to develop a new project to increase its margin. It expects to conclude a JV in Hong Kong in 1-2 months which is a key to expanding to Indonesia. (Thun Hoon, 09/06/16) Comment: Cheap on valuations, so so […]
Read More →BAFS BAFS is confident that revenue will grow more than 9% in 2016 and expects net profit to be a new high, supported by a 7-8% increase in volume. (Kao Hoon, 08/06/16) Comment: A natural grower with AOT CNT CNT expects 2016 earnings to be positive and plans to bid for a new job. […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN will hold a roadshow in Singapore. It targets 2016 revenue of Bt15.6bn thanks to high demand. It plans to launch Bt18.7bn in new projects, raising its backlog from Bt38.5bn and covering revenue through 2017. (Thun Hoon, 07/06/16) Comment: Perhaps the hardest hit name post the draft bill re property BCH BCH expects […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 509 mn BDMS – He’s still buying shares, this time another 0.2% worth of shares or THB 432 mn EARTH – The CEO buys back THB 47 mn worth of shares, must’ve been an off the market trade Sell(s) THB 133 mn MACO – A confirmation of the sale to VGI
Read More →A few things that caught my eye, 1) The MAI is still doing poorly this year 2) Healthcare is the main sector that has performed well over the last 12 months 3) Agri + Construction have pushed the market strongly this month.
Read More →AOT AOT plans to open bidding for the APM system at Suvarnabhumi valued at Bt3bn in midJune. It expects to finish the deal in October 2016. (Khao Hoon, 06/06/16) Comment: AOT has been very quiet recently in terms of their expansion plans. AP AP got revenue of more than Bt8.55bn, up 20%, in five […]
Read More →Here’s some things that I’m finally catching up reading after going through all 1Q earnings… Bill Gross – Investment Outlook June 2016 Anyway, my basic thrust in this Outlook will be to observe that all forms of “carry” in financial markets are compressed, resulting in artificially high asset prices and a distortion of future risk […]
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