AEONTS reports 2Q21np (end of Aug) at Bt678m, -29.8% yoy; missed Bt1.09b consensus, pays Bt2.5 dps, XD Oct 18. Comment: “Ruh Roh” KBANK to cut loans to coal-fired power plants, target carbon free by FY30. Comment: Idiots. But this is more PR than anything else, when was the last time Thailand had a serious launch […]
Read More →ADVANC may report Bt6,688m 3Q21, +2.7% yoy, as online-call center and AIS mini corner helped servicing clients during pandemic, while AIS fiber home internet rev showed promising growth, Tabloid. Comment: The story for ADVANC is 1) sale of assets to a fund 2) True & DTAC merging and then the entire sector can start charging […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 562 mn JMART – The Founder is still buying up shares, another THB 100 mn. RAM – The MD and a Director want to join in the party of the upcoming stock split? SPALI – Family members continue to buy shares in their co. HEMP – The CEO buys shares (from?) […]
Read More →Reopening faces more hurdles: Uncertain timeline, slow vaccine rollout stymie plan to welcome back foreign tourists. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s vow on June 16 to reopen Thailand by mid-October can be deemed a failure as only a few islands are welcoming vaccinated foreigners. Five major tourist destinations – Chiang Mai, Chon Buri, Hua Hin, Phetchaburi […]
Read More →AP will launch 1,237 units high-rise projects under jv Mitsubishi Estate, LIFE Rama4-Asoke, worth Bt6.7b, pre-sales kick off October 16. CPF announced buyback up to 400m shares or 4.65% of paid-up under Bt10b budget from October 15 till April 14,22, estimated FY22F EPS +3-5% if program successfully executed.CPF’s HK whole-owned unit, CPFI, proposed to take […]
Read More →AMA buys 76% stake in TSSK & Auto logistic for Bt578m, sees value additions from road/rail chem transports to its tanker business. Comment: Add another to the logistic names. Though their earnings have been incredibly lumpy over the past 4-5 years. Always looked at is as the logistics/fuel transport arm of PTG. AMATAV reports 52.7 […]
Read More →AJA raised holding in trading co, Youtai, from 49% to 100%, aims to have full control and boost export traffic to China. AOT reaffirms 3 expansion plans at Suvarnabhumi airport worth Bt56.9b, to spend 9 months on feasibility study. Comment: When you begin flying around the country again, you’ll be surprised by the expansions done […]
Read More →Aren’t markets friggin’ fantastic? Last week I laid out these thoughts: “Our playbook for the next few weeks are along these lines….US markets will be smacked for the next 1-2 weeks, USD strengthens due to the hawkish rhetoric regarding tapering, commodities pull back and the USD 3 trn stimulus bill in the US doesn’t pass. […]
Read More →ATP30 wins E-Bus operating contract from PTT’s unit, firms on 15% revenue growth target this year, mulls studying e-bus and charging station plans. Comment: Ka-ching, steady cashflow for ATP30. INET mulls listing internet service subsidiary, Mandala Communication, to expand IT platform, cyber security, big data, planning to sell 2nd data center into REIT and re-invest […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 193 mn JMART – And he’s still buying shares in the market. Sell(s) THB 3bn RBF – Founders selling part of their stake to TU.
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