ThaiCapitalist Commentary
Notable transactions Buy(s) THB 298 mn TIW – The CEO buys a substantial number of shares ~3% of outstanding shares TRC – The Chairman buys a substantial number of warrants of TRC, good to see that management backs this expansion into Potash mining PACE – Will the Dean & Deluca deal pay dividends? The owner […]
Read More →Ahhh the wonderful quarterly letter from Jeremy Grantham of GMO, is out and it has its usual combination of wit, investment thoughts and curiousity all melded into one paper. This quarter he discusses a list of ten topics that are not positive at all for the world, but he does add in his usual but human are […]
Read More →It’s no surprise to those of us who live here that Thailand has a huge black market economy that doesn’t show up on official statistics, here are some intriguing facts: Thailand’s informal economy, the non-regulated, non-taxed part of its overall economy, made up 40.9% of the country’s GDP in 2014. Taking Schneider’s number, in money […]
Read More →A wonderful article over at Forbes that highlights the CEO’s of MNCs viewpoints on ASEAN, here’s the introductory paragraph and the link to the rest of the article In early 2015, I interviewed eight C-level executives at leading foreign multinationals as part of a KPMG sponsored report exploring the outlook for multinationals (MNCs) in ASEAN. What did […]
Read More →Complete market coverage the key for Erawan The Erawan Group Plc (ERW) operates more than 5,000 hotel rooms ranging from budget to luxury, and aims to become Thailand’s leading hotel developer and investor. President Kamonwan Wipulakorn discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. Please explain Erawan’s business model. Erawan operates in the hotel industry and focuses […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC has launched a campaign “AIS the startup 2015â€. This is hoped to bring in younger entrepreneurs who are interested in using ADVANC as a digital partner. (Khao Hoon, 31/07/15) AGE AGE plans to increase investment in alternative energy. It is studying a waste power plant abroad to adapt to the local environment. 2Q15 […]
Read More →Note: This will be the last WHTW post including all the global news events, going forward it will just be a summary of 10 key points in total Thailand FPO still confident of 3% growth despite export woe – The decline in Thai exports is not as bad as those experienced by some of neighbouring […]
Read More →AKR AKR expects to get a 20MW solar farm from a cooperative which is expected to be concluded in August. It plans to invest in a power plant on 94 rai in Lopburi. It expects to show net profit in 2Q15, benefitting from booking revenue from its backlog. 2H15 performance is expected to be good […]
Read More →Just have a quick look @ the below table, it explains itself
Read More →BRR BRR plans to expand its cultivated area to 200,000 rai. It has done research to improve its sugar products. It plans to invest in a third biomass power plant by using bagasse as a fuel. (Thun Hoon, 28/07/15) Comment: Again a natural extension of its existing business. CHOW CHOW expects to add a 42MW […]
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