ADVANC AIS plans Bt60bn digital drive – Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS) has set aside at least Bt60bn for the first stage of fourth-generation (4G) wireless and fixed-line broadband project developments next year in a quest to capitalise on emerging digital lifestyle trends. (Bangkok Post, 19/11/14) AJD AJD targets 5mn digital TV set-top boxes for […]

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AJD Management said the company can set up co-antenna in condominium to receive digital TV signals and expects this market to have a value of Bt1-1.5bn. The company will ask the NCPO to approve a new round of digital TV coupons. The company stands top in the set-top box market. (Thun Hoon, 18/11/14) Comment: I […]

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CHOW CHOW says it is in the middle of talks with a new partner to expand into alternative energy business. Its solar farm in Japan has started operations and it expects to start booking revenue in 4Q14. (Thun Hoon, 17/11/14) CK CK reported 3Q14 net profit of Bt1.2bn after booking gains from sale of BMCL […]

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Earlier in the month we posted that WHA and HEMRAJ was the deal that never happened, now things have taking a new turn… What’s happened? Over the weekend there was news that WHA would purchase the stakes of the majority shareholders of Hemraj (15% of HEMRAJ’s outstanding shares) @ a price range of THB 4.60-THB […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 77mn N/A Sell(s) THB 422 mn BLAND – With the REIT finally listed plus the fact that they don’t have any other sizeable assets to sell, there isn’t any new catalyst for BLAND to move. BROOK – Brook, one of the oddest companies on the market that no one really trusts. EE- The […]

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The past few weeks have been their usual hectic period with listed companies reporting their 3Q14 #’s, see below for a summary of how each sector performed on a reported net profit basis. A few comments: The overall performance for the the market was crap the SET & MAI were -4.7% YoY%, and -0.4% on […]

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BANPU Power plants, coal at core of new Banpu plan : Banpul Plc is preparing a new five-year business plan in preparation for the current plan ending in 2015, the company has revealed. (The Nation, 14/11/14) Comment: For banpu to become an attractive investment again one of two these two things have to happen 1) […]

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BEAUTY BEAUTY reported 3Q14 net profit of Bt81.3mn, +68.4% YoY. The company is preparing to launch a new marketing campaign in 4Q14 to stimulate sales and is confident that revenue will grow 30% YoY in 2014 with widen net profit margin to at least 20%. (Kao Hoon, 13/11/14) Comment: One of the few companies to […]

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BKD BKD to book Bt400mn of current backlog in 4Q14. It is confident that revenue for the year will exceed its target of Bt1.1bn. It expects to know the bidding results of a new project worth Bt1bn this year. It has set a five-year plan targeting revenue growth of at least 20% per year. (Kao […]

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AAV Thai AirAsia posts static Q3 load factor – Thai AirAsia (TAA) saw a slight fall in load factor in the third quarter, which it attributed to Thailand’s political situation and a sluggish economy. The country’s largest low-cost carrier still recorded a relatively high load factor of 82% for JulySeptember, down by one percentage point […]

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