ADVANC: 2Q net profit @ Bt8.57b, +19% yoy, topped Bt8.43b consensus, thanks to strong operation performance & positive contribution from TTTB consolidation, mobile subscribers reached 45.7m with net add of 644k driven, estimate FY24 capex excluding spectrum at Bt25-26b lower than previous years, benefiting from the acceleration of 700MHz 5G roll out prior year & […]
Read More →AAV boosts flights from Phuket to Chennai & Kolkata effective Oct 27, tally to 12 cities in India 67 flights/week, sees room for growth as over 1m Indians visited TH 1H24, rolls out Airbus 321neo long fuselage narrow-body to save fuel costs, increase range, more payload. Comment: Y’day they shut down HK, today they open […]
Read More →AAV boosts flights from Phuket to Chennai & Kolkata effective Oct 27, tally to 12 cities in India 67 flights/week, sees room for growth as over 1m Indians visited TH 1H24, rolls out Airbus 321neo long fuselage narrow-body to save fuel costs, increase range, more payload. Comment: Y’day they shut down HK, today they open […]
Read More →ADVANC: Supreme Administrative Court concluded that co., is not obligated to pay Bt 16.252b additional rev share from roaming service claimed by National Telecom. Comment: Yayyy and this why they got the go ahead for the “amalgamation” (Note: I’m catching up on Thai company news on the 17th evening on an airplane) SEC has accused […]
Read More →ADVANC’s expected to report robust 2Q driven by strong ARPU aft removed low-cost data plans & wider handset margin due to lower handset subsidies, upside from cross selling strategies and sim card sales on tourism recovery. Comment: The telco’s are reducing service quality, cutting costs, increasing fees…they’re going to mint it – their only risk […]
Read More →ADVANC signed GULF 1 to produce electricity from solar (off-grid project) at 20 base stations, target completion by end of year, aims to expand coverage in remote area & save electricity cost. Comment: I thought ADVANC needs a higher EBITDA to pay divvy’s to GULF to fund all the power projects it won. BKIH: BKI […]
Read More →ADVANC reports 1Q after closes, Bt7.22b consensus, on higher ARPU. BTG sets up Betagro Ventures a new corporate venture arm to incubate new food and agriculture tech ventures, expecting to spur innovation across its ecosystem. Comment: They’ve run out of ideas.. BGRIM sets up B.Grim Power Future Solution (BGPFS) to jointly invest in 80mw solar […]
Read More →ADVANC: reported inbound roamer +38% yoy during Songkran fest (Apr 12-15) thanks to surged international arrivals during long holidays; whereas, broadband data usage +15.78% yoy. Comment: GULF could create their own internal Hedge fund to trade off all the data that they can see from ADVANC + THCOM + all the power projects.. BAM: cod […]
Read More →AAV eyes 20m FY24 passenger target, supported by improved traffic to China on the back of visa wavier scheme (93 flights/week vs 83 in 4Q23), larger fleet size yoy (60 aircrafts vs 56 in FY23), new route from Taipei-Okinawa, Taipei-Osaka, Kaohsiung-Narita start from 2Q. ADVANC and TRUE are awaiting NBTC’s draft auction planned for 3 […]
Read More →ADVANC 4Q net profit @ Bt7.36b vs Bt7.485b estimate, FY @ Bt29b, +12% yoy vs Bt29.3b consensus, pays Bt4.61 dps XD Feb 19, AGM Mar 25. APURE targets record high revenue this year >Bt3b driven by larger sweet corn exports volume to US, Japan & Saudi Arabia, improved orders feeding from hotels & F&B clients […]
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