Thai Interest rates They stayed flat @ 1.5% with the new BOT chief stating that the Thai economy looks like it may have already bottomed during the 4Q15. We have our doubts on this (perhaps by 2H16 the market and the economy will begin a decent growth path again) and believe a lot of central […]

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Thai Manufacturing Production Index (MPI) shrank 3.6%YoY in September. Capacity utilization rate was at 58.83% compared to 60.97% during the same period last year, according to the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE). (IQ Biz, 30/10/15) Thailand’s inflation remained on the downward trend in October, contracting 0.77 per cent from the same period last year, according […]

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Names today: CEI, COM7, CSC, EPCO, GIFT, HFT, HMPRO, JSP, KIAT, MAJOR, ORI, SENA, TAKUNI, UTP CEI CEI targets 2016 revenue of Bt400mn with net profit of Bt100mn. It is considering investing in a Bt10bn mixed-use development on 123 rai in Phuket. It is looking for M&A and takeover. It plans to list its subsidiary […]

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Strong nationwide base keeps Muangthai Leasing on a roll Muangthai Leasing Plc (MTLS), which listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand last November, has grown from a small provincial finance company 23 years ago to a provider of secured and unsecured loans to customers nationwide. Chief executive Chuchat Petaumpai discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. […]

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Names today: AIRA, AJD, AIRP, CK, GLOBAL, J, JWD, KKC, KTC, ML, PDF, PLANB, PTTGC, SC, SPI, STA, TOG AIRA The company targets private loan portfolio of over Bt2.5bn in 2016. It has opened four new branches this year and plans to reach total of 15 branches next year, with an additional 50 booths in […]

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The fears over an extension of the LTF seem to have finally abated as the Finance Ministry decided to extend the period for another 3 years, but with a little catch this time. In the past… The lock-up period for investment in LTFs has been extended from the previous five calendar years to the date […]

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Small caps, mid caps, love them there are always opportunities to be found like a pig hunting for truffles.  Mobius put a nice little paper sharing his team’s viewpoints on SMIDs in the region, here are some snippets and a link to the rest of the article. Small caps generally have low foreign ownership levels […]

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Names today: BKD, DNA, EA, IFS, IRPC, KCE, KTB, MACO, MINT, NCH, OCEAN, RML, S, STPI, TRC, TVO BKD BKD expects 2015 revenue to grow 40% backed by Bt2bn in backlog. It plans to bid for more public and private projects to raise its growth. (Khao Hoon, 04/11/15) DNA DNA expects 2016 revenue to turn […]

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Names today:  BEAUTY, CHG, DTAC, INET, IRPC, QTC, NUSA, PAF, SAPPE, SCI, THANI, TSTH BEAUTY Beauty expects 4Q15 earnings to be peak on the back of seasonality. It expects 2015 revenue to achieve target of Bt1.7bn (20% growth). It is considering expanding to Asian countries in 2016. It expects this to raise its exports. (Thun […]

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