Commentary on special events in Thailand and the SET Index.
So the political parties have come together and agreed with the Election Commission to finally re-hold elections on the 20th July! The Election Commission (EC) and the caretaker government on Tuesday settled on a new election date of July 20 after caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her team promised to follow conditions. Mind you […]
Read More →As the political merrygoround (with Abhisit now coming out and stating that there have to be reforms to ensure that losers in an election can still block a winning party) continues there are several potential key dates that are coming up, let’s go through them all. Friday 2 May – The Thawil case – Yingluck […]
Read More →Sales of Wacoal, a popular lingerie brand among Thais, dropped by 12% to 1 billion baht in the first four months this year, the biggest drop in its 44 years here, because of lower demand attributed to the prolonged political conflicts. Source: Bangkok Post Well there you ago, car’s aren’t selling, properties aren’t being sold, […]
Read More →So the global financial media has focused on Apple’s recent 7-1 stock split, and the impact that has/will have on the share price, now here in little Thailand we have the same phenomenon with the latest stock splits coming from MBK and BGH. MBK Announced 7 March 2014 that in the AGM the board wanted […]
Read More →So Ichitan Plc (ticker: ICHI) ipo’ed earlier in the week with a subscription price of THB 13.00, the stock hitting +30% during intra-day trading and finishing the week @ THB 17.90/share.. Image source: SETSMART So how can you do a successful IPO? Easy do the following steps: 1. Create a successful consumer business and sell […]
Read More →Even though on a YoY basis its down -0.3% (March ’13 had a massive spike), the trend is undeniable, and within the next year they’ll continue to extend the line further. Source: BTS
Read More →The facts: Applications were valued @ THB 234 bn down 10% YoY w/ project numbers of 291 down 48% YoY Led by auto’s, petrochem and power plants Foreign projects rose YoY 28% Main investors were Japan, US, China and S. Korea So what? Growth in the SME area is suffering, that goes without saying, but […]
Read More →What happens when a takeover happens and all the free float disappears? Here are two recent examples: MAKRO – Takeover by CPALL and free float drops to single digits and for a short amount of time the stock price still shoots 30-40% above the takeover price, why? I have no idea! RASA – The latest one, […]
Read More →Thailand Revenue falling short — The Ministry of Finance reports that revenue in the first six months of the tax year (Oct 13- Mar 14), tax revenue for the government was Bt964bn, missing the government target of Bt1.024tn. (Kao Sod, 16/04/14) Caution over household debt — Banks say household debt levels are worrisome, with forecasters […]
Read More →“As a citizen of the country I am worried, but as an investor I’m not” I heard this quote last night over drinks and I think it perfectly sums up a lot of viewpoints on Thailand and its market today. If you had closed your eyes over the past 6 months and just came back […]
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