Commentary on special events in Thailand and the SET Index.
A nice little op-ed on one of the positive aspects of having the military dictate things. Within 72 hours of taking control, soldiers were on the holiday island, bearing promises to save the beaches and berate the administrators accused of contributing to the island’s simultaneous ride and slide towards increased popularity and ruin. Phuket before […]
Read More →Having just spent the long weekend in Samui a few things crossed my mind (other than just the sand & the beach), the island was buzzing and yet still peaceful, were hotels still performing alright? Are there plenty of travelers? How many more hotels are building here? And..whats the best direct play on this place? […]
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Read More →‎Several companies (in fact all!) have been releasing their earnings over the past week, one that caught my eye was HomePro (HMPRO) for a few reasons: Same store sales still grew @ 6.5% in 2Q14 and +5.3% for 2H14 They will continue to expand throughout Thailand & Malaysia An upcoming dividend & potential REIT To […]
Read More →It’s always good to have a quick look @ the big mac index just to get a quick overview of where things stands for currencies, by the looks of this Thailand still seems to be undervalued Source: The Economist
Read More →Notable Transactions Note: All transactions highlighted are above THB 20 mn in value Buy(s) THB 2.2 bn MC – Basically a swap of shareholding between husband and wife CGD – They have the news of their massive property projects going ahead, plus a potential REIT in the future. PICNI – CP Group buying into Picni? […]
Read More →With the SET continuing to be a weak, plus the world headlines showing us news such as Argentina defaults on its debt, Hamas vs Isreal, Portuguese banks going bankrupt, Obama being sued etc etc, are these the dog days of August? Quick look over the past 6 years doesn’t indicate anything clear (although chartists may […]
Read More →MBK finds strength in diversity to provide shareholders with consistent returns MBK Plc was founded in 1974 as Mah Boon Krong Drying and Silo Co Ltd, and in 1985 it opened the Mah Boon Krong shopping centre, which remains a Bangkok landmark. Today it has a broad portfolio of businesses ranging from shopping centres and […]
Read More →Unrelated to Thailand but something I couldn’t avoid posting, Obama could potentially be sued by the US Congress, it’s amazing, I wonder when the US Military will decide to kick out their own politicians… “They’re going to sue me for taking executive actions to help people. So they’re mad I’m doing my job,†Obama said […]
Read More →Been a bit quiet here because I’ve had multiple co visits in this week and I’ll share some quick n dirty thoughts on the aforementioned names GMM They swap the pay TV company to CTH in exchange for shares in CTH, the reasons for this are: PayTV was losing them 200 mil baht a month Digital […]
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