CHOW: to cod 3 JPN solar project combined 21mw before end of-3Q, lift total to 80.92mw, t/g 500mw w/in 5 yrs. KKP: cut FY19 loan growth t/g to 5% from 8% from soft demand for auto HP; fees from CRC restructuring, TMB-TBANK amalgamation, Asset World & DoHome IPOs to provide cushion in 2H. Comment: The […]
Read More →My thoughts with the low interest rate environment today include; What is the hurdle rate now? I.e. if debt gives you 1%, and equities are considered 2x riskier, is a 2% return going to be the norm for equities? Apparently 1/3 of the global debt is now yielding negative rates. So what happens when companies […]
Read More →BEM: kick-off trial run of Blue line extension, 14km 5 stations from Jul 29 till Sept 28, 13km elevated stretch from Tha Phra to Bang Sue North Bkk on track to cod next yr. DIF: issue new units to raise Bt15.8b via offering 9.4:1 at Bt15.9 apiece, XB (excluding other benefit) upcoming Fri (Aug 2), […]
Read More →We’re still in the midst of 2Q earnings being released and so the activity is rather choppy with the usual rumour mills around names, until the inevitable 1) Sell on fact or 2) Things aren’t that crap after all; reactions. Globally, well the impacts of the trade war are going to look incredibly obvious in […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) – 31 mn N/a Sell(s) – 7 mn N/a
Read More →AOT: to pay extra Bt 243m for state property charges at DMK and regional airports for FY17/18, also expects to pay additional Bt 1.44b for FY19, according to filing. Comment: A small drop in the cash flow making machine that is AOT KTC: may be added to MSCI, upcoming reshuffle announcement on Aug 7, tabloid. […]
Read More →Sontirat cools firms’ wage hike fears : Energy minister says campaign promise is not an urgent priority for his party . Businesses should not panic about a hike in the daily minimum wage, from 300 baht to 400-425 baht, because it is not an urgent priority for the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), says Energy Minister […]
Read More →III: buys 32% of cargo sale agent, Excel Air Cambodia (EAC) to expand access cargo sales for Emirate, ANA, Air China & Thai Air Asia in Cambodia, transaction to complete by end of-July. Comment: Not a bad move. ILM: furniture retailer, Index Living mall, debut IPO 105m shares at Bt 22 apiece. Comment: With this […]
Read More →AOT: to set up pre-export agricultural products inspection subsidiary to boost income from cargo-handing services, target cod after new cold-storage facility and prod certifying center completed in 6 months. BAFS: expects earnings bottom out 2Q from Bt 79m charge from one-off employee expense, sees 2H turnaround from recovery jet refueling business and recognition of northern […]
Read More →FPT: board approves disposal of 6 warehouses into FTREIT worth Bt 637m, expects to bk Bt 302m gains from assets sales. Comment: We’re seeing figures that warehouses specifically HREIT (from WHA) are now beginning to see increases in their occupancy numbers as a result of Chinese companies moving to Thailand MDX: reaffirms solid 2Q from […]
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