Updates
AOT To set up infrastructure fund — AOT will set up an infrastructure fund worth Bt60bn to build a new passenger terminal for Suvanabhumi Phase 2 and renovate and improve Don Muang and Phuket airports to prepare for an increase in the number of tourists. (Khao Hoon, 21/01/14) Comment: We heard about this idea over the weekend, […]
Read More →Violence over the past week and the protests have continued to weigh on the market. Volumes for the SET have also been back to 2010-11 levels which means far less interest from all investors.
Read More →Overall management trades in the past week have been low yet again, are people still on holiday or do they still not see value? Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 51 mn RS – The director buys THB 24mn Sell(s) THB 1.7mn N/a
Read More →AMATA Setting up REIT — AMATA’s board has given the green light for the company to set up a REIT worth Bt4.750bn. AMATA aims to inject 76 factories with a total leasable area of 136,434.52 sqm, along with 12 new factories with 24.144 sqm that is currently under construction. (Khao Hoon, 17/01/14) Comment: Finally AMATA […]
Read More →AOT Passengers down in January. AOT reports that January 13 saw a drop in passengers at Suvarnabhumi to 133,000 or 12.6% from January 12, with the average for January 1-12 at 152,000. On January 14, passengers declined 15% from the average to 129,000.(Post Today, 16/01/14) Comment: a 15% decline thankfully isn’t the end of the […]
Read More →BMCL BMCL aims at 2014 passenger growth of 10% YoY supported by new properties at Ratchada. The political situation does not impact operations but supports passenger growth because people avoid driving. (Khao Hoon, 14/1/14) EPCO EPCO to build a 23MW solar cell plant worth Bt194.40 in Japan. It targets total capacity to reach 100MW by […]
Read More →So a Bangkok shut down is now underway and there is ZERO traffic on the streets and even the BTS was easy to get on and off despite fears of it being overloaded. The EC has advised the government to delay the election to May 4, we’ll see if that happens and foreign investors have […]
Read More →AP TRIS has rated AP’s Bt1.5bn debenture at A- reflecting strong business position, many varieties of product line, and backlog which supports revenue in the future. (Khao Hoon, 13/1/14) Comment: Had a good discussion with friends about AP, they seem to be limited on the management side to constantly expand their business and thus the […]
Read More →Notable transactions Very quiet week in terms of transactions by owners/directors Buy(s) THB 29mn n/a Sell(s) THB 53.5mn IFEC – Most likely a continuation of the block sale
Read More →Thailand Public hearings on water-management scheme necessary: judge – A judge at the Supreme Administrative Court recommended yesterday that the court should order complete public hearings for all of the project modules under the Bt350bn water-management master plan, but added that it should refrain from scrapping the scheme, or ordering a public referendum to decide […]
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