BA BA starts trading today. It is expected to close at above Bt25/share. Management expects 2015 revenue growth of 18% YoY supported by initiation of AEC. The company aims to find three new partners. (Kao Hoon, 3/11/14) Comment: I think its going to go the way of NOK i.e. shitty first day, and it will […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) BBL – A clever buy, BBL’s stock price had a short term issue with the NVDR quotient being filled up, this has now been rectified hence the stock price recovery TICON – I’m half guessing that this is just a switch between custodians – but i’m not too sure Sell(s) IEC – […]

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Thailand More state rice sold- The government expects to deliver between 900,000 and 1mn tons from rice stocks by year-end through government-to-government contracts. (Bangkok Post, 31/10/14) FPO cuts growth forecast to 1.4% amid weak exports – The Finance Ministry’s think tank yesterday trimmed this year’s economic growth forecast to 1.4%, assuming that second-half growth comes […]

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BCP Bangchak earmarks B7bn for refinery rejig – BCP plans to spend Bt7bn to improve its oil refinery in its bid to gain a higher refinery margin. Executive vice-president Phichet Emwattana said the spending would start next year and run until 2018. (Bangkok Post, 31/10/14) CPF CPF maintains revenue growth of 10% YoY to reach […]

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CK Ch. Karnchang maintains revenue target – Ch. Karnchang Plc (CK), Thailand’s second-largest construction firm, expects to maintain its revenue target of Bt30bn this year despite delays facing the government’s megaprojects. Its current backlog of more than Bt100bn will help it meet the target, said senior executive vice-president Prasert Marittanaporn.(Bangkok Post, 30/10/14) DELTA DELTA expects […]

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AOT Board gives nod to Phase 2 first-stage expansion plan — The board of the Airports of Thailand (AoT) has approved the plan for the first stage of the Phase 2 expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport that is estimated to cost a total of Bt66bn. The first stage of the expansion consists of three construction projects. […]

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John Mauldin of Mauldin Economics, put out his latest thoughts regarding the investment environment in the world today and given that the focus was on emerging markets and that Thailand is still one, this article is therefore worth sharing. He has several charts and insights on the debt issues and more importantly the potential impact […]

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