ASAP: upbeat outlook from strong car rent demand on the back of domestic tourism stimulus, surging tourists arrival, allot Bt2b budget to expand fleet size, eyes Bt4b full year revenue target. Comment: It’s not for the Chinese to rent, the real tourists that spend money on this are already back to Thailand and you’ll begin […]

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ASAP sees 1Q23 car rent jump 400% yoy as demand surge on increase travelers, allots Bt2b budget to expand fleet. Comment: There are multiple ways to play the recovery in tourism. This is one. AWC saw bookings and room occupancy rates in December exceed that of pre-pandemic period. BEC signed an exclusive Thai drama and […]

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ADVANC: mulls propose JAS to buys JASIF at lower than Bt 8.5/unit in exchange of keeping rental guarantee payment of fiber network by Tripple T Broadband, tabloid. Comment: Well that’s amusing. It’s just an IRR calculation atm. ASAP: expects windfall from an upcoming domestic travel stimulus, revamp fleets to accommodate car rent demand upcoming holiday […]

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ASAP upbeat 3Q earnings from recovery demand for car rental from domestic air fare stimulus, improved used cars sales, will purge 1k used vehicles in 4Q, firms on Bt4b FY revenue target. IIG firms on 30-38% revenue growth target this year to Bt900-950m, on higher contracts and expansions into ASEAN, especially VN and Indo. Comment: […]

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AOT said international airlines have regained more than 70% of the slots at Suvarnabumi airports, in anticipation of November 1 reopening, seeing sharp spike in travels in initial stage. ASAP sets Bt2,000m capex to acquire new cars, seeing higher demand for rental vehicles as the country prepares for reopening from November 1. Comment: I expect […]

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ASAP in talk M&A insurance broker, seeks to branch out from car rent, used cars sales business, launches mobile app penetrate individual clients, target 100k users by end of year. Comment: I am curious to see where this fellow takes his company. I enjoyed talking with him years ago. One of the few people that […]

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ASAP sees earnings bottom out 1Q, expects strong car rent in 2Q from demand for distance travel on long holidays & domestic tourism stimulus, seeks to expand corporate car rental to balance revenue mix, target 3k used cars sales this year from 1k units in FY20, will add 5 outlets of ASAP select from current […]

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ASAP expects windfall from domestic tourism stimulus package, will add 2k vehicles to replace outgoing fleets to used car portfolio. Comment: Sure it will help some, but at the end of the day, international tourists are a significant portion of rentals. JKN raises capex for new contents to Bt1b from Bt800m, on strong prospects for […]

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ASAP launches app, ASAP Limousine, Chauffeur & Limousine services to expand corporate client base, open booking from September 30. Comment: I do like what they are trying to do here. But the impact of these new services is small relative to their core business EGCO reports cod 455mw coal-fired Philippines powerplants in 4Q, lifts total […]

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AOT to open bidding envelop for Suvarnabhumi airport’s duty free and commercial area today, among contenders are King Power, BA and ROH. Comment: And by now we all know that King Power has own for Suvarnabhumi ASAP in deal with SCB to provide low interest rates for used-car HP at 2.79% during promo event at […]

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