Market research on Thai Stocks in the SET Index
BMCL Capital raise okayed by shareholders — Shareholders have given approval for BMCL to raise capital by Bt8.55bn and change its rights offering from 5.9:1 (existing: new shares) to 1.39:1 share. Management says that the recapitalization will help strengthen the firm’s financial position by saving Bt640m on interest expense per year. (Khao Hoon, 12/11/13) Comment: […]
Read More →AAV 3Q13 profit Bt290mn — AAV reports 3Q13 profit of over Bt290mn, +59% growth QoQ. This is due to a 30% increase in cabin factor, raising revenue to over Bt5bn revenue. 9M13 net profit is at Bt1.5bn, 70% growth YoY. (Khao Hoon, 11/11/13) Comment: As long as they stay away from buying planes then ok […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 443 mn BGH – Founder still continues to buy shares in his co, another THB 139mn BNC – No name posted here, but THB 49mn isn’t anything to scoff at. GRAMMY – Another THB 72 mn bought by the founder SVI – K. Poe is transferring more shares to his name, […]
Read More →BTS Group Holdings Plc (BTS) and TMB Bank (TMB) will be added as components of MSCI Global Standard Indices.  The 15 new stocks on the MSCI Global Small Cap Indices are Asia Plus Securities Plc (ASP), Chularat Hospital Plc (CHG), CK Power Plc (CKP), Country Group Development Plc (CGD), Diamond Building Products (DRT), DSG International […]
Read More →Pace Development Corporation Plc, which listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in August this year, is a high-end property developer in Thailand that has been setting many of the trends and standards for the segment. Chief executive Sorapoj Techakraisri discussed the company’s strategy and outlook. Sorapoj: Striving for unique developments What is Pace’s business […]
Read More →BBL Working to increase NIM — BBL will increase its net interest margin (NIM) and remains confident that it will not affect net profit. Capital reserve for 4Q13 will be in line with expectations and corporate loans will grow 8% this year. (Khao Hoon, 08/11/13) Comment: As much as we like to joke about them […]
Read More →ADVANC Economic slowdown leads to cut in target — ADVANC slashed its revenue target for the year to 5-6% from 6-8% due to the slowdown in the economy. Its 3Q13 net profit shrank to Bt8.34bn, with 9M13 net profit of Bt27.46bn, growth of only 3.9% YoY. (Khao Hoon, 06/11/13) Comment: Will this dividend behemoth finally […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 509mn BGH – Another THB 506 mn bought by K. Prasert Sell(s) THB 248 mn BEAUTY – Big off the market transaction of THB 213 mn by principals IFEC – The founder, K. Narong, continues to sell his shares
Read More →The weekend’s and yesterday’s protests actually caught quite a fair bit of attention in the global media and made the market drop some 40 pts (2.5%) in a day. Our viewpoint is simple, this bill still has to go through the Senate and then the Constitutional Court at which point we think it won’t pass. […]
Read More →CPN Central Festival Chiang Mai opening November 14 — CPN will open Central Festival Chiangmai, its 22nd retail outlet, worth more than Bt7bn, on November 14. This will be the north’s largest shopping mall. The company will partner up on promotional campaigns. (Khao Hoon, 05/11/13) Comment: They are just dominating the upcountry area with their […]
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