AMATA: secured Bt150m financial assistance from EXIM Bank to develop 410 hectare Amata Smart & Eco City in Na Toey, Laos. Comment: Laos? For what? No one uses Laos as a real manufacturing base… BAY: Card unit, Krungsri Consumer, reported 1H23 card spending +13% yoy to Bt173b, new loans +6% yoy to Bt44b, keeps Bt350b […]
Read More →ASAP keeps Bt3.8b full year revenue target, allots Bt2b to add fleet size, expects demand for car rent accelerate after Thailand logged 2nd on AGODA top destination voted by travelers. Comment: Well, it seems to be pricing that in…liked the management and their vision a lot pre c-19, now I’m not sure what they’re up […]
Read More →ASK upbeats FY23 outlook on surging demand for credit for commercial vehicles, expects wider NIM this year after expand auto title loan portfolio which command higher yield than HP. Comment: And their NPL’s and provisions have increased as well. But regardless they raised capital and they’re going to keep growing despite this. BANPU raised holding […]
Read More →AQUA in talk finance institutional partner & tech to form virtual bank venture, finalize deal by mid-FY23, odd/oversize logistic subsidiary, Thai Parcels, on track to list in June. Comment: This company again? Rubbish….speculator, no real business, don’t see what’s going to really happen here. BAY’s credit card unit, Krungsri Consumer, anticipates 1Q spending jump 20% […]
Read More →BAY target FY23 loan growth within 3-5% range after logged 3.1% last year, focus on ASEAN expansion to VN, Indonesia, Phil, offering ESG loan to Cambodia, Laos and TH, seen NIM in range of 3.3-3.5% vs 3.45% in FY22 while non-NII to be flat, FY23F NPL in range of 2.5-2.6% slightly higher than 2.32% last […]
Read More →BAY is also to report today, Bt8.207b 4Q22, and Bt29.84b FY22 consensus. Comment: Perhaps the best managed bank in the country over the past few years. COM7 mulls expanding house brand products portfolio from <10% of mobile accessories sales to >25% in FY23 to boost margin, utilize existing shelf spaces. Comment: so they’re going to […]
Read More →BAY teams up online payment processing platform (Stripe) to expand ecommerce payment solutions & online transactions. Comment: Now that’s an interesting development. CWT acquires 8mw bio-mass power plants in Sa Kaeo province from IEC for Bt238m. DMT reaffirms solid 4Q22 after average daily tollway traffic topped 103k trips/day thanks to recovery traffic at Don Muang […]
Read More →ADVANC mulls collaboration with KTB to launch Virtual Bank, to capitalize on its >50 customer bases. Comment: So they no longer partner with SCB that always wants to go alone and if they work with KTB and get access to the Pao-tang app, then well, game over for every other player. BAY’s consumer credit unit, […]
Read More →BAM anticipates 2 year high earnings from lower provision, will wrap up NPA land sales to SENA in 2H, mulls establish distressed assets management venture with finance to boost revenue. Comment: Well I think that we can all guess that BAM and KTB should/will partner. BAY’s card unit, Krungsri Consumer, reported Bt153b card spending during […]
Read More →BAY targets 3-5% FY22 loan growth, NPL <2.6%, teams up MUFG to expand corporate loans in ASEAN, no plans to set up jv on distressed assets management. Comment: That’s because BAY has been far more prudent compared to other banks. If you look at what else MUFG has in the region, you’ll see how BAY […]
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