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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 59mn PPS – Close to THB 40 mn bought the directors, could this engineering company benefit from upcoming government spending? Sell(s) THB 65 mn TPIPL – It’s upcoming capacity expansion (over the next 2 years) has led to the price increasing some 20-30% this year.
Read More →Jeremy Grantham of GMO is another must read quarterly letter, this time around he writes about the dreams of opportunities, cultural differences, the potential of the biggest M&A boom to come and how equity markets are still likely to do fine, even though he expects returns to be sub-par on a 7 year basis. Enjoy. […]
Read More →Well that was fun morning session with the NCPO announcing a postponement for the 4G, specifically that it would auction in July next year 25 MHz of bandwidth on the 1800 MHz spectrum and 17.5 MHz on the 900 MHz spectrum. What happened? Well let’s have a look @ the charts. The telco sector is […]
Read More →Thailand State enterprise incentives on the table — NCPO and the Super Board will seek to revamp the incentive system for state enterprises this week. (Post Today, 12/07/14) Trade promotions — The Department of International Trade Promotion will set a special team to promote trade in five key regions: ASEAN, China, South America, MENA, and […]
Read More →BMCL MRTA to negotiate with BMCL on the Blue line extension work worth more than Bt100bn. The Governor of the MRTA said this would be more beneficial and effective than an auction and will help lower costs for both service centers and construction. (Kao Hoon, 18/07/14) Comment: BMCL’s stock price has been going through the […]
Read More →Union Intraco gains face with expansion into cosmetics and personal care Union Intraco Plc (UIC) is a MAI-listed trader, developer and distributor of specialty chemicals. Chief executive Perajad Suwannapasri discusses the company’s outlook. Perajad: UIC looking for new opportunities What is UIC’s business model? 2014 is a year of change for UIC in terms of […]
Read More →Yesterday the junta/government decided to waive visa fee’s for 3 months as part of an attempt to revive tourism. What has happened since, every hotel stock (centel, mint, erw) performed well, most airline names (aav, thai, nok) have performed ok too. Now this isn’t the first time that Thailand has done something to boost tourism, […]
Read More →BTS BTS reveals passenger traffic growth of 4-5% YoY in 1QFY15, below the estimate of 7% YoY, because the government has adjusted the Thai school semester to be in line with AEC. The company is waiting for bidding to open for the Green Line and expects the NCPO to support all train line projects. (Kao […]
Read More →A wonderful op-ed over @ the FT (link below) where El-Erian discusses the relationship between investors and economists and arguably how economists aren’t necessarily the best sources of information when making investment decisions. Enjoy the read 🙂 Judging by past experience, economists are not well placed to make confident predictions about the risk of greater […]
Read More →AOT AOT: FY3Q14 earnings (Apr-Jun) will increase by 6% YoY supported by tax benefits and lower interest payments. It also said to watch for plans from the NCPO to stimulate the tourism sector. AOT said flights were full and low-cost airlines are supporting revenue. (Tun Hoon, 16/07/14) Comment: AOT will continue to benefit as it […]
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