AAV Thai AirAsia posts static Q3 load factor – Thai AirAsia (TAA) saw a slight fall in load factor in the third quarter, which it attributed to Thailand’s political situation and a sluggish economy. The country’s largest low-cost carrier still recorded a relatively high load factor of 82% for JulySeptember, down by one percentage point […]

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CBG CBG sets IPO price range of Bt26-28/share and subscription period during 12-14 November. The company will list on the SET on 21 November and expects to use the funds from the IPO to repay debt and expand, focusing on CLMV markets. (Kao Hoon, 10/11/14) ESSO ESSO plans to invest Bt2.2bn to increase refinery and […]

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MSCI GLOBAL STANDARD INDEXES – The following are changes in constituents for the MSCI Global Standard Indexes which will take place as of the close of Nov 25, 2014. ADDITIONS: DELTA, EA, TUF DELETIONS: None MSCI GLOBAL SMALL CAP INDEXES The following are changes in constituents for the MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes which will […]

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Mermaid Maritime Plc, a provider of subsea and drilling services for the offshore oil and gas industry, is a subsidiary of Thailand-based shipping group Thoresen Thai Agencies Plc (TTA). Mermaid has been listed on the Singapore Exchange since 2007. Chalermchai Mahagitsiri, executive vice-chairman and chief executive, discusses his company’s strategy and outlook. What is Mermaid’s […]

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Thailand Consumer confidence up in Oct – The consumer confidence index for October edged up from the previous month, attributed to the government’s planned Bt360bn economic stimulus measures to be implemented in the remaining months of the year. (The Nation, 7/11/14) Opinions divided on 2015 growth – Public policymakers, Pridiyathorn, remain upbeat that next year’s […]

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ADVANC ADVANC targets revenue growth of 4-5% in 4Q14, from 3Q14 revenue of Bt29.382bm. For the year, it expects revenue from services to grow at its target rate of 1-2%. It said it is confident that bidding for 4G will start 3Q15. (Kao Hoon, 07/11/14) Comment: The key thing that most investors look at here […]

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AP AP reports presales of Bt21bn as purchasing power has recovered to support demand for property in downtown and near train mass transit. The company is preparing to launch Banklangmueng in Sukhumvit 77 and Rhythm “The Slow Collection” totaling Bt6.35bn. (Thun Hoon, 06/11/14) BEAUTY BEAUTY says 4Q14 will be good on seasonality. It expects revenue […]

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Quietly released yesterday on Thailand’s SEC website was that they have approved the framework for the infrastructure trust regulations. The key details of it are: It can invest in onshore/offshore infrastructure projects either directly/indirectly or via rights in revenue sharing Minimum size THB 10 bn, minimum investments of each new project post set up must […]

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