Amata looks beyond industrial estates What is Amata’s business model? Amata Corporation Plc is the largest listed company in the industrial estate sector of the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Viboon Kromadit, director and chief marketing officer, discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. Amata plans to launch a REIT and list a Vietnamese affiliate, Mr Viboon […]

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AOT AOT expects revenue growth in 2015 to exceed 15% after stronger-than-expected traffic. The cancellation of charter flights to and from Japan and South Korea has not adversely affected it. The firm plans to go ahead with Phase II of Suvarnabhumi airport. (Khao Hoon, 09/04/15) Comment: Regardless of these cancellations, in the end AOT will […]

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CHOW CHOW expects strong earnings in 2015 backed by full-year contribution from power plant business and rising steel price. Shareholders have approved listing its subsidiary on mai. (Khao Hoon, 08/04/15) Comment: The steel business is nothing for CHOW nor its value, everything here is fully related to its power plant. CSS CSS expects strong 1Q15 […]

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AUCT AUCT revealed that it is studying the business potential abroad. If it is feasible it will begin the business by early 2016 and expects this could contribute 10% to its revenue. Management expects 1Q15 performance TO be strong with revenue growth of 20-40% YoY in 2015. (Thun Hoon, 07/04/15) Comment: Still my biggest regret […]

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Finally some positive news and this shows that the government agencies are finally doing some work. Which listed companies benefit? Simple, AMATA, WHA, HEMRAJ, TICON Here are the facts: The Board of Investment (BoI) is more upbeat about Thailand’s investment prospects after approving some 700 projects with a combined investment cost of 110 billion baht […]

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AMATA AMATA to join with Labor Department to develop Thailand’s labor market. (Khao Hoon, 03/04/15) BECL BECL’s shareholders okay merger with BMCL. In July, the two companies will hold a joint shareholders meeting. The merged firm is expected to trade in the stock market in August. (Khao Hoon, 03/04/15) Comment: What will be interesting is […]

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Earlier in the week, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) came out saying that it had concerns about Thailand’s aviation industry, here are the facts & implications: Thai carriers could face a similar fate to that of Indonesia in 2007 when the European Union barred all 51 Indonesian airlines from landing on its runways, citing […]

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CRANE CRANE says 1Q15 earnings will be better than last year after getting new projects. It targets 2015 revenue growth of more than 20%, with more acceleration of new government projects. It will focus more on foundation jobs to raise revenue. (Thun Hoon, 02/04/15) Comment: I’ve always liked this company, now the issue here is […]

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AAV New Sapporo route affected – Thai AirAsia X chief executive Nadda Buranasiri said the airline’s Bangkok-Sapporo route would be affected by the JCAB’s ban. The airline will be able to offer service on this route for only two months, from May 1 to June 30. (Thun Hoon, 01/04/15) Comment: All of this news about […]

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