ERW sets Bt700m capex for 10 new hotels in Thai and Philippines. Comment: That number doesn’t make sense. THB 70mn/hotel? KTC reaffirms record high profit this year, despite difficult 3Q, to sell Bt800m worth of bad loan port and focus on secred loans. Comment: As long as people are paying the minimum amount then they […]
Read More →BANPU sees growth momentum into 2H on higher gas and coal price, sets Bt45.7b 5-year capex, firms on boosting EBITDA from clean energy business to 50% overall from 43% current. Comment: Sure but the next 12 months is driven by gas/coal, but now the impact is going to be far lower to EPS due to […]
Read More →BGC anticipates 2H turnaround from higher bottle/flexible/paper packaging sales on improved consumption/holiday season, allots Bt176m budget to up flexible packaging capacity to 50m sq.m p.a. to tap in food & pharma segment. IVL to acquire Brazil’s Oxiteno from Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. for $1.3b, to be completed by 1Q 2022. Oxiteno is a leading integrated surfactants […]
Read More →And so yesterday we learnt that the lockdowns are continued, surprise surprise. Now 2Q21 earnings season is finished! Though there are a million calls/videos coming up for all the investors in the markets to pay attention to … hence why there have been minimal random thoughts from me. I’ll be back on it, there’s plenty […]
Read More →ASIAN keeps Bt9.4b FY21 revenue target after logged Bt4.6b in 1H, sees demand for pet foods, pre-cooked meal & frozen seafood remained strong in 2H, positive THB revenue from weak currency. BANPU trades XR 3:1 @ Bt 5, XW 1:1 for RO subscribers today. Comment: They’ve already announced 1 deal, but I’m still annoyed by […]
Read More →Notable transactions Buy(s) THB 44.6 mn SABUY – The CEO and major shareholder bought a few more shares. Sell(s) THB 250 mn SFLEX – The SFLEX owner dumped a stake to the COM7 owner, who appears to be desperate to move his capital around. Or is he building a network of holdings that will benefit […]
Read More →Retail faces mass layoffs: Thailand’s retail market is expected to contract by 12% this year, with a million workers likely to lose their jobs if the government fails to accelerate the provision of financial aid measures to operators as well as offer domestic consumption stimulus, warns an industry body. Bangkok Post B53bn allotted for EEC […]
Read More →BGRIM to wrap up 500MW M&A deal in 2H, reported Bt1,022m 2Q, flat yoy, but topped Bt850m consensus, Bt0.15 interim, XD Aug 26. Comment: The continued expansion of this behemoth is to be expected. EA to start delivering electric bus this month, while battery plant to start production within 3Q. Comment: A friend commented that […]
Read More →ADVANC maintained current approach to expand 5G network to increase market share to offset lower purchasing power from Covid, target 5G subscribers >2m by end of year from current 1m, stock trades XD on Monday (Aug 16), Bt3.5. Comment: Assuming that True takes DTAC, the telco industry is going to rock and roll. BPP acquires […]
Read More →BM upbeats full year earnings supported by demand for metal conduits, racks & enclosures, ctrl panel and switchboard on the back on infra expansion, agricultural machine parts orders for Kubota to realize in 3Q, contribution from 20% holding in EPC contractor (MECT), firms on record high profit this year. Comment: Record high profit means…+5% from […]
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