Market research on Thai Stocks in the SET Index
BA Bangkok Airways expects to list on the stock exchange within 2014. It aims at an IPO of more than Bt10bn to set up a new aircraft maintenance factory at Suvarnabhumi airport, buy aircraft, and improve Samui airport. (Kao Hoon, 13/08/14) Comment: Their flights to and from Samui were consistently full every time I’ve gone there, as […]
Read More →Having just spent the long weekend in Samui a few things crossed my mind (other than just the sand & the beach), the island was buzzing and yet still peaceful, were hotels still performing alright? Are there plenty of travelers? How many more hotels are building here? And..whats the best direct play on this place? […]
Read More →Notable Transactions: Buy(s) THB 343 mn GRAMMY – The owner does a trade SUPER – Another backdoor listing, that is related to the solar plant industry Sell(s) THB 340 mn GRAMMY – See above TPIPL – Same as last week, TPIPL share’s have been rising strongly on the back of capacity expansion
Read More →‎Several companies (in fact all!) have been releasing their earnings over the past week, one that caught my eye was HomePro (HMPRO) for a few reasons: Same store sales still grew @ 6.5% in 2Q14 and +5.3% for 2H14 They will continue to expand throughout Thailand & Malaysia An upcoming dividend & potential REIT To […]
Read More →AAV TAAX plots aggressive expansion – Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) is charting a lofty growth plan that it hopes will put the airline at the forefront of the medium- and long-haul low-cost segment it pioneered in Thailand. Ramping up its passenger volume to 1mn by 2016, expanding the fleet to include a newly unveiled version […]
Read More →CGS CGS cuts market share target for brokerage to 3% from 3.5% after the resignation of its marketing team. It is ready to become a holding company in October, and is interested in energy and telecommunication businesses. (Kao Hoon, 07/08/14) Comment: As is always the case, whenever a new brokerage firm pops up, brokers move around and […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Note: All transactions highlighted are above THB 20 mn in value Buy(s) THB 2.2 bn MC – Basically a swap of shareholding between husband and wife CGD – They have the news of their massive property projects going ahead, plus a potential REIT in the future. PICNI – CP Group buying into Picni? […]
Read More →AAV Thai AirAsia’s load factor slides in Q2 — Thai AirAsia (TAA) carried 16% more passengers in the second quarter but the growth lagged behind its 23% rise in capacity. Thailand’s largest low-cost carrier recorded 2.8mn passengers between April and June when it had 3.6mn seats. TAA’s load factor was 78%, down from 82% in […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC plans to pay DPS of Bt6.04, XD 13 August, though its 1H14 net profit declined to Bt17,96bn due to higher depreciation and amortization. Its 3G clients increased to 34.4mn but the company reduced revenue growth target to 1-2% YoY in 2014. (Kao Hoon, 05/08/14) Comment: ADVANC has been an easy trade in the past 2 […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 29 mn n/a Sell(s) THB 86 mn TGPRO – Even after two recapitalisations of equity TGPRO still can’t seem to be profitable, and now they MD sells THB 56 mn TPIPL – Â A director sells of THB 25 mn, the stock price has been doing well b/c the company has an […]
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