DEMCO DEMCO plans to join auctions in 2H17. It currently has Bt4.045bn backlog and is going to book revenue from phase 1 of the sale of water in Laos. (Khao Hoon, 16/8/17) Comment: The 2 same questions remain for Demco, when will the foundations finally be finished and when will WEH finally IPO?   EPG […]

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BEAUTY BEAUTY posted 2Q17 earnings of Bt273mn, +97%YoY. This gave 1H17 earnings growth of 76.50%, reaching Bt472.84mn. It will pay a dividend of Bt0.15 per share. XD is August 23. It plans to expand both at home and abroad. (Khao Hoon, 15/8/17) Comment: I’ve always been wrong with this company, despite my best efforts (short […]

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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 […]

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COL COL expects a strong performance in 2H17 after it sold its online business to Central Group, which will boost its earnings 66%YoY. 2Q17 earnings increased by 23%YoY on rising orders. The growth will come from the e-book business as well. (Thun Hoon, 10/8/17) Comment: Does this just go to show that the online business […]

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ANAN 2Q17 earnings grew 33%, reaching Bt279mn. ANAN will pay an interim dividend of Bt0.06/share. Market consensus expects 2H17 earnings to continue to expand. (Thun Hoon, 09/08/17) CPF CPF’s 868.3mn newly-issued shares will begin trading today. These shares were issued as a rights offering (5 old :1 new) to existing shareholders for Bt25/share, giving CPF […]

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And its game time! Thai Beverage has just bought ~240 KFC stores from Yum Brands, which means they immediately surpass the 200 stores that are run by Central Group. Quick thoughts: THBEV is desperate for growth and they’ve been doing a decent job at leveraging their balance sheet to do so as seen with the […]

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ANAN ANAN posted 2Q17 earnings of Bt279.46mn, +33.22%YoY with a 29.9% growth in revenue to Bt3.75bn. Its board approves a dividend of Bt0.06/share, XD on August 18. (Khao Hoon, 8/8/17) Comment: 1/3 above consensus and yet the price doesn’t move.   BIG BIG says 2H17 earnings will be better than expected, driven by store expansion. It believes […]

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BEM BEM believes it will win its bid to manage commercial area, beginning next year, for the Purple Line stations at Bang Yai – Tao Poon. The beginning of its operation for one additional connecting station on August 11 should boost ridership. (Kao Hoon, 7/8/2017) Comment: Basically yes, at least the government/BMA finally decided to […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 88.5 mn PACE – Despite the one of the founders buying a stake, I’m still of the viewpoint that PACE is effectively bankrupt, unless they have new equity injection. Sell(s) THB 48.7 mn BAT-3K – The sale by major stakeholders to new shareholders

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