BA ranked 1st World’s Best Regional Airlines 2024, which includes airlines operation domestic flights or internatioanl flights traveling < 6 hours, also ranked 27th in the list of the World’s Top 100 Airlines 2024 recognized by global benchmark of airline standards, Skytrax Star Ratings. BAM sees 2Q turnaround from improved cash collection aft logged Bt4.5b […]

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A5 announced buyback, up to 33m shares (2.73%) under Bt100m budget from Jun 17 till Dec 16. Comment: On paper the numbers seem ok, but a sharebuyback at this valuation? …it’s not that cheap.. AWC sees no impact from the insolvency of FTI in Germany, projects strong OCC to continue in 2H, plans to open […]

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BA mulls adding >20 new planes, including A220 and B737 MAX7, taking total to >30 by 2029, preparing for rises in Samui traffic from 50 to 73 flights, with Bt1,500m capex to upgrade Samui airport. Comment: Are they getting these deathtraps for free? BJC-TIDLOR-ITC are among top candidate to be added in SET50 for 2H24 […]

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BA: reported advance booking (May-Dec) +13% yoy, sees 4Q air tix sales +35% yoy while load factor stays above 85% in 2H, firms on 10% FY rev growth t/g. CK: reaffirms 2Q turnaround supported by higher contribution from 3 main project coupled with higher dividend income from TTW, upbeat 3Q earnings from CKP’s hydro pp […]

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AOT’s price hike on Passenger Service Charges: PSC at 6 airports under management t effective today (Apr 1), international departure revised to Bt730 from Bt700 & domestic departure to Bt130 from Bt100. Comment: That’s a hefty jump in % terms for domestic. BA in talks 2 airline partners for codeshare agreement, expects to conclude in […]

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BA plans to buy new aircrafts as travel rebounds. It operated 24 airplanes at eo-2023, down from 35 a year earlier, expects pax revenue to rise to Bt17.8b from Bt15b last year. Comment: Please don’t buy a boeing like Thai airways… CENTEL’s 6 property on track to cod this year, 3 in TH including Centara […]

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BA sees 2M24 passenger traffic +17% yoy, mulls opening new routes to Prae, Mae-Sot, Had Yai and increasing flights frequency to Krabi. Comment: Yum yum for BA and Friends. BANPU offers 5 series of new bonds in May for debt repayment & working cap, 2.9%-3.1% for maturity of 2.3y, 3.5%-3.6% for 5.9y, 3.7%-3.8% for 7y, […]

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AMA upbeats 2H outlook from strong tankers transporting on high season, sees qtd utilization rate at 96-97% vs 95% yoy, expects road transport utilization rate pick up to 85% from 80% end of FY22 driven by logistic demand from PTG, eyes 20-25% FY revenue growth target. Comment: Could be worth a look as PTG has […]

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ASIAN: local fund, KSAM, cuts holding by 0.0399% to 4.9908% on Jun 12. Comment: Taking advantage of the price recovery and/or doubting the potential upside should the industry recover? AUCT reaffirms solid 2Q from robust traffic thru auction yards on surging repossessed vehicles from financial institution, expects positive momentum continue in 2H. Comment: They are […]

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AMATA to build its 2nd TH-Chinese IE in Rayong, valued at Bt2b, to serve mainland investors and support EV and battery manufacturing pjs. Comment: Sigh….I just hate that this is the direction the country is taking. But hats off to Amata, they’ve been able to capture the Japanese and now the Chinese manufacturing co’s expanding […]

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