AJA: signing MOU with National Telecom (NT) to develop smart city for tourist towns including Hua-Hin, Phuket & Pattaya. B: top holder, Millcon Steel, cuts holding by 1.4188% to 8.6251% of total outstanding on Tuesday BAY: sells Bt1.4b bad loans to BAM for Bt940m, 33% discount to combined face value. Comment: BAM always OVERPAYS. The […]

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BAM & RATCH are expected to be remove from MSCI index on an upcoming reshuffle announcement November 11, effective at the close of Nov 30, tabloid. Comment: And the replacements will be MAKRO and…? CPALL: anticipates 4Q turnaround from positive SSSG, expects sales jump after curfew lifted on October 31 (11pm) as sales during 7pm-10pm […]

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BBL, BAY, TTB & UOB lodged bid for Citi retail assets in TH; KBANK & SCB drop out, estimated price goes as high as Bt70b, tabloid. BGRIM: in talk M&A domestic & overseas power plants total 500mw, expected to wrap up within 4Q, lifts total capacity above 3,400mw, firms on 15% revenue growth target. Comment: […]

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We distributed this datasheet a month ago to investors. The takeaways for Thailand are: Public companies are stronger than private ones Revenue does not need to return to pre-c19 levels to achieve the same margins Now the questions: How much better will margins be in the coming quarters/years as economies reopen? How much higher a […]

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AOT: sees earnings at trough cycle, expects FY22 loss narrow to Bt4b from Bt15b loss this year, target 62.3m passenger arrival in FY22 & 116m FY23. CPN: opening 2 malls this week, Central Sriracha on Wed & Cental Ayudhaya on Saturday, reassure FY21 earnings no less than last year. Comment: They are the giant in […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 6.2 bn JMART – He’s kept buying back shares. In the coming weeks we’re going to hear more about the capital restructuring of the company. GRAMMY – And another flailing old company that has decided to call themselves a “tech company” changes its listing status via a restructuring and boom. GLOCON […]

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AAV to issue 8,000m new share @ Bt1.75, offering 5,028m share in PP, 1,714m share RO, and 1,257m share for CB conversion, shareholder meeting Nov 26. Comment: Finally a real recap with one of the airlines here! There will be a trading opportunity at one point. AOT sees advance booking for landing/takeoff slots tick up […]

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BIZ issue free warrant (BIZ-W1) to existing holders at 10:1 GLOCON: 67.55m new shares from warrant exercise (GLOCON-W4) 1:1 @ Bt0.5/share tradable tomorrow. Comment: They’ve just acquired a meatball producer for ~THB 500 mn KBANK & TTB may report today, Bt8.24b & Bt2.09b consensus.  Comment: Every bank has lower provisions, thank you BOT for allowing […]

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BEM extend MRT operating hours 6am-11pm for Blue line & 5:30am-11pm for Purple from Oct 16 as curfew shorthened to 11pm-3am vs 10pm-4am prior. BCP: Social Security Office raised holding by 0.0552% to 15.0391% of total outstanding on October 12. BEYOND sees demand picking up ahead of November 1 reopening, especially at two luxury hotels […]

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BGC anticipates solid turnaround from bottling unit on recovery consumptions post reopening November 1, tailwind from holiday season, mulls diversify to total packaging solutions to balance revenue mixed. EKH may report 670% jump in 3Q21 profit, boosted by windfall from field hospital and vaccination services for both private and public sectors, while reopening from November […]

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