ThaiCapitalist research
Want to understand why names like GL, TK, and today’s S11 are performing so well? Mortorcycle sales have recovered from their lows last year, see the key points below. The automotive industry club of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) on Tuesday reported January car sales dropped by 12.9% year-on-year and 33.3% month-on-month to 59,669 […]
Read More →AQ AQ plans to write off accumulated loss and is ready to start paying dividends if they can turn a profit in 2015. The firm has set a 2015 revenue target of B2.5bn and will go ahead with the launches of nine projects worth Bt8bn. (Kao Hoon, 25/02/15) Comment: This is one turnaround story that […]
Read More →Want to listen to the latest thoughts from some 100 CEO’s of listed co’s in Thailand? Then attend the SET opportunity Days which run over the next few weeks, I find its the best time to hear the latest thoughts/business plans and also the questions that retail and institutional investors ask companies. Here’s the link […]
Read More →AAV AAV expects strong recovery this year and targets 14.5mn passengers and double-digit revenue growth. The company said 1Q15 cabin factor will be strong at more than 84%, driven by the influx of Chinese tourists. (Kao Hoon, 24/02/15) New CFO — AAV has informed SET that the Nomination and Remuneration Committee has approved the appointment […]
Read More →AIT AIT announced 2H14 dividend of Bt1.1/share (XD on April 21), after record-high net profit of Bt658.56 mn (+16.26%) in 2014 and revenue of Bt6.65bn. It has backlog of Bt1.487bn, part of which will be realized this year. (Khao Hoon, 23/02/15) BGT BGT plans to expand into ASEAN markets via agents or setting up joint […]
Read More →There’s been enough written on the issue of Greece receiving an additional 4 months that we need not go into it here, needless to say the Thai market barely reacted. Locally earnings are still coming daily, the energy sector thus has been the worst without surprise, most of the retailers or anything related to consumer […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB ~200 mn NMG – The Vice Chairman sells off warrants and buys up more shares, this amount implies that he bought some 5% off existing shareholders Sell(s) THB ~640 mn BEAUTY – This was a block sale to a US based mutual fund CGD – Once a punters darling, the stock price/warrant […]
Read More →The latest article from Forbes covers quite a few points related to the currently military ruling of Thailand and goes into the background (basically Thaksin et al) of how Thailand turned into this situation today. There are several interesting points such as: Equally important is the long-term. The interim constitution, “drafted without public consultation,†noted […]
Read More →Thailand Panel OKs tax cuts for small firms – The Joint Public-Private Consultative Committee yesterday agreed in principle with a proposal to cut corporate income tax for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for three years in a bid to help them stay afloat. Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, secretary general of the National Economic and Social Development Board, […]
Read More →BBL BBL is planning to expand its custodian business into CLMV countries. BBL is the first bank to be awarded a custodian license in Laos, paving the way for foreign investors to invest in Laos’ capital market with interest in 3-4 foreign funds licenses. Vietnam is BBL’s next target. (Krungthep Thurakij, 20/02/15) Comment: After talking […]
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