Right of first refusal, or as I like to call it, freebie shares. Is this the beginning of a new trend where companies are going to be spinning off subsidiary/associate co’s and offering shares of the new IPO to existing shareholders of the existing listed co? The first one we saw post-lockdown was BWG (Better […]

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AWC inked deal with Marriott International to expand 4 hotels total 1,638 rooms including Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Autograph Collection, JW Marriott Marquis. Comment: And watch them continue to sell assets from the private co to the public co. BGRIM’s expected to wrap up 2,700MW LNG to Power deal in Vietnam by early next year following earlier […]

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Last day of the month, earnings are done, XD dates are in progress and so now the q is what’s next….will the markets price in the reality of a rather weak economy or will investors look at the potential momentum build up over the coming months/quarters/years? I still think this will be sector specific and […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 127 mn AGE – A swap between family members TFG – He’s still buying. And with commodity prices still going up, it makes sense. Their non-listed competition is suffering… SAWAD – The boss lady continues going for it. Sell(s) THB 154 mn AS – He’s been dumping heavily since the spike […]

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Navy on defensive over sub plan: Top brass slam Pheu Thai ‘politicisation’. The Royal Thai Navy has defended its planned procurement of two more submarines worth a massive 22.5 billion baht from China, and accused the Pheu Thai Party of exploiting the issue for political gain. Bangkok Post Dept plans ‘villa quarantine’: The Department of […]

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ABM target FY20 exports sales +30% yoy, thanks to strong demand for biomass fuels, target full year no less than 50k tons, new RDF fuel plant 2k tons capacity p.a. to cod in 4Q. BAFS expects full year jet fuel sales volume -60% yoy, in talk to buy 30mw solar farm to diversify risk, finalize […]

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AS sees YoY revenue growth this year on >10 games launched, with 5 to be in 2H. Comment: Kicking myself for missing this. BAY cuts FY20 loan growth target to 3-5% from 5-7%, NII to 10-15% contraction yoy from -3% prior, coverage ratio 180-200 bps from 130-150 bps on fragile environment. BWG’s major holder, Komol […]

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BCH sees record high 3Q on seasonal, new hospital, higher SSO payment, and foreign patients. Comment: Where are these magical foreign patients? Perhaps I count as one of them… CPN anticipates 2H turnaround from lower rent cut to 20-30% from improved traffic at malls to 80-90% compare to pre-covid level, sees overall OCC still healthy […]

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BANPU sees 2H turnaround from recover coal sales volume and higher selling price from improving demand from China and Vietnam. Comment: If only it were a true coal play… BGRIM upbeats 3Q earnings from low gas price, sees electricity demand from industrial clients gradually back to normal posted reopening, seeks M&A to boost inorganic growth. […]

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