Market research on Thai Stocks in the SET Index
AGE AGE plans to generate 100MW from biomass power plant in 5 years. It expects to invest Bt7bn. Although revenue from the electricity business will be lower than from the coal business, net profit is expected to be similar. (Khao Hoon, 28/05/14) Comment: Well they are going to have to raise debt to quite high […]
Read More →BCP Only slight QoQ fall in EBITDA in 2Q14 — Although its refinery will be shut down for maintenance, BCP expects EBITDA for 2Q14 to only fall slightly compared to 1Q14. Even though EBITDA for refinery business will fall by 30%, revenue from its three solar energy phases plus the attractive adders, will help strengthen […]
Read More →Gunkul Engineering Plc is one of Thailand’s top producers and traders of electrical equipment and has expanded into electric power production, mainly from renewable energy, both solar and wind. Chief executive officer Sopacha Dhumrongpiyawut discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. What is Gunkul’s business model? Gunkul is a one-stop provider for renewable power plants and […]
Read More →ADVANC AIS to temper revenue view – Advanced Info Service (AIS) says it will revise down its revenue growth target from the previous 6-8% this year because the political stalemate is dragging down economic growth and hurting the mobile sector. But the country’s biggest mobile operator is still expecting positive growth. (Bangkok Post 26/05/14) Comment: […]
Read More →Notable Transactions: Buy(s): THB 96mn A – Someone @ Areeya bought some thb 25 mn worth of shares, who? No idea b/c there’s no name on the SEC website just yet, have a look @ their chart, this stock just keeps growing and I have no idea why CPF – A director buys nearly THB […]
Read More → BH/BJCHI/MEGA/NYT/TTCL MSCI will be calculating BH in its MSCI Global Standard starting May 30, while BJCHI, MEGA, NYT, and TTCL will be calculated in the MSCI Global Small Cap. (Khao Hoon, 16/05/14) Comment: Fantastic news for all companies involved especially the new ones BJCHI n MEGA‎ BKI BKI reported net profit of Bt627mn in 1Q14 and pay DPS […]
Read More →So we have been hearing that consumption is way way down in Thailand this year because of politics, farmers having less funds to spend, economic slowdown etc etc and yet Universal Robina Corporation (a listed co in the Phillippines), who has the #1 market share in Thailand for biscuits and wafers, just reported 3 days […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC expects revenues this year to grow by 6-8%. It plans to invest Bt40bn to expand its 3G network and bid for the 1800 MHz license in August. (Khao Hoon, 15/05/14) AI AI expects 2Q14 to continue growing strongly, supported by continual growth in revenue sharing from AIE. It targets biodiesel production to increase […]
Read More →The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a criminal complaint on Monday with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) against Rich Asia Steel executive Angkakarn Tantiviroon and two former executives of United Securities for Rich share manipulation. Previously, Mr Porntep and Ms Arada were named in a share manipulation criminal complaint of Metro Star Property, Thai […]
Read More →BEAUTY BEAUTY open to more foreign partners as it hopes this will put it in the lead in the ASEAN hub. The company plans to invest Bt200mn to open 78 new branches to help bump profits up by 20% a year. It said that the political turmoil has not harmed performance – sales in April […]
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