An indirect discussion on investments via politics, a democratic system and class warfare. Needless to say it’s quite a good read, see below for a snippet and a link to the rest of the memo. The trends discussed above – and resentment over experiencing them, fear of doing so, and anger upon seeing them at […]

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ASN ASN targets telesales staff of in 2017 from 250 this year. It will submit its 3Q16 performance for board approval this week. It expects sales to grow from online insurance. It expects total insurance premiums to grow 20-25%. (Thun Hoon, 08/11/16) Comment: As a pure broker of insurance they’ll earn ~10% of what they […]

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BIG BIG reported 9M16 net profit of Bt546mn, up109%YoY, boosted by mirrorless cameras. It expects a strong performance in 4Q16 brought by new products and higher sales thanks to many events. It expects 2016 revenue and net profit to mark a record high. Its board approved an interim dividend of Bt0.07/share. (Thun Hoon, 07/11/16) Comment: […]

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In the past 2 weeks I’ve done 3 different countries for various reasons and I’m basically done with the international traveling for the year I think, although Vietnam does tempt me, what have I learnt, in a nutshell, Singapore is suffering basically from a decade of fantastic growth, rental rates have killed the retail market, I see far too […]

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3.3% growth in GDP expected. GROSS DOMESTIC product is forecast to expand by 3.3 per cent this year on increases in the government’s investment and other spending,while next year’s growth is estimated at 3.4 per cent, said Finance Ministry spokesman Krisda Chinavicharana. (The Nation, Kao Hoon 29/10/16) Thai Sept factory output unexpectedly rises for 2nd […]

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ANAN ANAN expects to report 3Q16 earnings on Nov 9. It expects Bt11.8bn in backlog to be transferred. (Kao Hoon, 04/11/16) Comment: According to management next year is the period when they “harvest” all the past projects BH BH reported 3Q16 net profit of Bt966mn, up 14.5% with revenue of Bt4.64mn, up 5.6% brought by […]

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AJ AJ expects 2017 earnings to be good supported by expansion to Europe and higher domestic sales brought by government stimulus measures that increased demand for its products. It plans to invest in CPP production line to increase its product variety. (Thun Hoon, 03/11/16) BDMS BDMS expects Bt100bn revenue in 2018. SET-listed Bangkok Dusit Medical […]

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AP AP expects to transfers Bt19.23bn in eight condos in 4Q16. It plans to launch s marketing campaign in Nov in order to boost its presales. (Kao Hoon, 02/11/16) Comment: There’s a lot of condo’s in the industry that will have to be transferred in 4Q this year, back of the envelope numbers indicate close […]

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