Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 342 mn EARTH – The Chairman and CEO buys a huge amout of shares @ 7.90, some THB 237 mn worth GFM -Â continuation of the family shifting holdership Sell(s) THB 104 mn CHG – A director sells off THB 22mn shares GFM – See above
Read More →After serving food, bakery products and beverages to Thai consumers for 40 years, SET-listed S&P Syndicate Plc (SNP) still sees “huge potential” to grow both domestically and internationally, says Vitoon Sila-On, senior vice-president for domestic operations. “Even with 424 outlets across the nation, the expansion has only just begun,” he says in a discussion about […]
Read More →Thailand MoC wants to talk to exporters — The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is calling for a meeting with major exporters to discuss strategies to reach export target in Sept of 7-7.5%. It also plans to encourage setup of new businesses to increase by 14% in Sept. (Thai Post, 15/08/13) HSBC suggests structural reforms – […]
Read More →BKD Listing on mai this quarter — Bangkok Dec-Con (BKD) is to conduct an IPO to sell 180mn shares and be listed in the mai index in 3Q13. Proceeds will be used to expand its business and to help push revenues up by 10-15% from last year’s Bt942.60mn. The company has a current backlog of […]
Read More →AMATA AMATA in power JV — AMATA has revealed plans for a joint investment in a small power plant project worth more than Bt500mn with a capacity of 264MW after the board approved the joint venture plan of its two newly set up companies “Amata B. Grimm Power 4 and Amata B. Grimm Power 5â€. […]
Read More →With the market only up 2.9% YTD and sectors performing incredibly different across the board, we feel the SET has finally become a stock pickers market again versus the past few years when essentially every sector and company just kept moving up and down together (ex energy of course). Interesting to note is that only […]
Read More →With politics not causing much of a ruckus does that mean investors can go back to continuing to focus upon the fundamentals as 2Q13 earnings are being released in full force as the 15th August 2013 deadline approaches. Or is this the calm before the storm as the queen’s birthday allowed a temporary respite? PM […]
Read More →CKP Lower loss QoQ in 2Q13 — CKP reported a net loss of Bt77mn in 2Q13, better than the loss of Bt106mn in 2Q12 but lower than net profit of Bt92.8mn in 1Q13. Behind the negative earnings was a FX loss of Bt246mn vs. FX gain of Bt192mn in 1Q13. Excluding FX impact, its normalized […]
Read More →BTS on fast track – BTS Group Holdings Plc (BTS) reported a reviewed net profit of Bt10.82bn in its first quarter ending June 30 this year, up 5,463.37% YoY. Total revenue surged 1,358.2% to Bt16.04bn during the period, primarily due to both stronger operating performance and gains from the sale of net fare-box revenue to […]
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