Market research on Thai Stocks in the SET Index
AGE AGE targets 2017 revenue to grow 30% on the back of higher coal price. It targets exports to comprise 30%, which will back strong growth. (Kao H oon, 14/03/17) BIG BIG expects 1Q17 earnings to be better than 1Q16. It targets 2017 revenue to grow 10-20%. It is budgeting Bt50-60mn to open 10 branches […]
Read More →AJ AJ reported substantial growth in 2016. It expects 2017 performance to be robust from expanding to Europe, stimulus measures, exports, and better purchasing power. It expects this to increase orders for BOPP, BOPET, and BOPA, which are used for packaging. It plans to introduce new products with higher margin. It also plans to do […]
Read More →It’s been all over the news for the past week or so with the local stock newspapers highlighting potential issues with their accounts as per the auditors notes to the FY16 audit report. I used to call this company a darling back in 2011-2012 and again in 2013-2014 where we did very well as shareholders esp with […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 297 mn SIRI – All the big boys at the company are buying shares, for the dividend or are their numbers going to look positive? Their 4Q #’s did positively surprise several analysts TU – He continues to buy the shares, and I still wonder when will TU be looked at […]
Read More →ARROW ARROW is studying setting up a plant in Myanmar. It has budgeted Bt30mn to buy machines and improve its products. It expects 1Q17 performance to be good after substantial sales growth in the first two months of the year. (Thun Hoon, 10/03/17) AU AU approved cash and stock dividend. Its 2016 net profit was […]
Read More →BCPG BCPG expects to complete A 50MW wind power plant in the Philippines in 1Q17 and expects to book profit sharing immediately. It showed a solid balance sheet with lower D/E ratio of 0.9X. It expects 2017 EBITDA to grow 20%. It is talking to a prospective partner to take part in a solar farm […]
Read More →AGE AGE is cooperating with a Chinese partner to expand its market in China. It targets sales of 50,000tons/month which will support its target growth of 25-30% from 2.36mn tons in 2016. It plans to implement active strategy both at home and abroad and plans to diversify to logistics and warehouse businesses. (Thun Hoon, 08/03/17) […]
Read More →ABC ABC plans to invest in WeChat Pay project, a mobile payment application for Chinese tourists. It expects this to contribute revenue of Bt1bn/month. It plans to partner with department stores and is looking for other partners as well. (Kao Hoon, 07/03/17) Comment: Where does the news get these magical #’s from?  APCO APCO […]
Read More →I’ve been writing these interviews for the Bangkok Post and now ACN Newswire for the past decade with what has basically been the same generic question list of biz model, financials, industry, differentiation, risk, 5 years. And every once in a while I’ll add the history, AEC and an industry specific question. But what else would you ask? […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 379 mn PLAT – That’s interesting to see the Chairman buying a block of shares SIRI – Don’t be too surprised to see this name run BLA – Will this insurance giant turnaround? TU – The owner continues to believe that TU will become a bigger global giant Sell(s) THB 113 […]
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