Updates
Thailand BoT warns of slump in GDP growth – Gross domestic product (GDP) growth could come in below last year’s 2.9% if the political stalemate persists throughout the year, says a senior Bank of Thailand official. (Bangkok Post, 01/03/14) BAAC plans to issue its own bond in order to finance rice payment, but is uncertain […]
Read More →AP AP taps Japanese know-how, designs – Mitsubishi Estate Group (MEC), Japan’s biggest property developer, is looking to expand its property investment in Thailand after injecting Bt2.5bn this year through three joint venture condo projects with SET-listed developer AP. MEA signed the joint venture deal with AP in December, starting with three new condo projects […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 127 mn CM – This is an odd purchase as we mentioned earlier only b/c the company doesn’t appear to be doing anything interesting RS – Are the two main shareholders fighting each other to accumulate more shares? Sell(s) THB 326 mn ITD – Nearly THB 300 mn sold by the […]
Read More →AOT AOT says political unrest is pressuring operations. Passengers in Suvarnabhumi fell 9% but passengers at provincial airports increased supporting it operation. Foreign funds request its business plan to decide whether continue to invest or divest. (Khao Hoon, 05/03/14) Comment: So as we’ve commented in the past, Bangkok is hurt yes, but the rest of […]
Read More →AOT Airport departure tax hike stalled — A bid by Airports of Thailand (AoT) to increase airport departure taxes has been stalled by the political conflict but counter check-in fees will go up anyway, by five baht. Department of Civil Aviation chief Woradej Harnprasert said it was unlikely the planned departure tax increase would be […]
Read More →The whole world appears focused upon the Ukraine, whilst locally we still have our own political trouble (albeit less of an issue in terms of global relations than the Ukraine) and there is also recent news of soft PMI data out of China and Korea
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) CM – A large share purchase by a director, not too sure what the story here could be. Sells(s) ITD – Again a big sell by management SRICHA – This construction company stock has been doing very well over the past few quarters, so does the MD not see any further upside?
Read More →AOT AOT to pay dividends of Bt4.6bnand expects revenues for the year to exceed Bt100bn.(Khao Hoon, 03/03/14) EA As expected, EA reported strong net profits at Bt268mn, 150% YoY, supported by its solar farm business that continued to grow strongly.(Khao Hoon, 03/03/14) Comment: An infrastructure fund next for this group? INTUCH Tight lips— Temasek Holdings, […]
Read More →Thailand Economy in danger of stalling — Credit rating agencies have voiced concerns that the political impasse could take a toll on investment if it continues, says a Finance Ministry source. Public investment under the caretaker government cannot proceed at full throttle, while the Bt2trn infrastructure and the Bt350bn water management projects have been temporarily […]
Read More →AAV Thai AirAsia’s Q4 profit falls by 40% – Last year’s fourth-quarter net profit of Thai AirAsia (TTA) dropped by 40% YoY to Bt425mn due to aircraft deprecation costs and higher spending to counter the market downturn caused by the civil unrest in Bangkok. This came despite a 16% increase in revenue to Bt6.50bn and […]
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