Commentary on special events in Thailand and the SET Index.
With the (military) government rapidly selling the inventory that the Yingluck government had stored because of falling rice prices, international research agencies  expect for Thailand to resume its position as the #1 rice exporter globally by next year. Top global rice exporters (in thousand metric tons) 2013/14 2014/15 Thailand 9,000 10,041 India 10,000 8,388 Vietnam […]
Read More →You have to hand it to the management of BTS, they aren’t just sitting on their hands happily bathing in their THB 30 bn worth of cash post the BTSGIF. In the past few years they’ve bought VGI, IPO’ed VGI, IPO’ed BTSGIF, bought MACO and other co’s through VGI, commenced a share buy back of […]
Read More →According to Alcoa’s latest earnings report yesterday (8th Oct) things around the world still appear to be doing fine with the usual caveat for Europe. Source: Alcoa
Read More →Reporters at Bloomberg put together a wonderful article on the current political ongoings in Thailand and the role of the army, see below for a few snippets and a link to the full article “If you look at Thai history, the head of the army is the main key position, but that changed with the […]
Read More →Mr Chanitr said market capitalisation from new IPO securities could beat the SET’s target of 210 billion baht. So far, 190 billion baht in market capitalisation has been added to the two markets from newly listed securities. Here are the facts: IPO’S YTD: 28 on both the MAI & SET worth THB 140 bn (10 […]
Read More →Exciting stuff! Currently the MSEC is operating in the old fashioned way on the floor off an electronic exchange, this new development should be able to boost things along much faster. The Yangon Stock Exchange (YSE), which will replace the Myanmar Securities Exchange Centre (MSEC), will be launched in Myanmar by October 2015. Myanmar’s Deputy […]
Read More →Background Singha Estate Plc (S), formerly RASA, came into the market via a reverse IPO in May 2014, and the stock price has increased substantially from THB ~3 to now THB 8.9 Just this past Friday, the transfer from Rasa to Singha was completed with the Boon Rawd subsidiary Singha Property Management Co and […]
Read More →On Friday the SEC put a suspension on JAS’s stock and its derivatives b/c they have to get their financial statements in order The Supreme Court had reversed the decision of the Central Bankruptcy Court by rejecting the rehabilitation plan and canceling business rehabilitation order issued by the Central Bankruptcy Court. JAS later disclosed in […]
Read More →Mega Lifesciences Plc (MEGA) is a leader in human wellness across global emerging markets. Founded in 1986, it listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand last November. Chief executive Vivek Dhawan discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. Mr Vivek delivers on his brands’ promise. What is Mega’s business model? Mega is a leading player in […]
Read More →While even I at times argue that the SET is expensive and that there are a lot of names that are trading at silly valuations, it is important to look properly into individual names instead of just saying that the entire market is expensive. Here, despite, the context in the article pointing to the fact […]
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