BBL BBL approves loan of Bt7bn to MILL for the acquisition of a steel business in Thailand. It also sold shares of TSI to MILL for Bt220mn. MILL’s board has approved a capital increase of Bt1.5bn to restructure its company and expand its businesses. (Kao Hoon, 10/10/14) Comment: It is very rare in Thailand for […]
Read More →BBL BBL wins Myanmar licence – Bangkok Bank (BBL), Thailand’s largest lender by assets, is the only Thai bank among the first nine foreign ones to win a limited banking licence in Myanmar. The approval is preliminary for 12 months, during which time the winning banks must comply with Central Bank of Myanmar requirements before […]
Read More →AJD AJD gets Bt300mn from issuing warrants. The company is studying setting up a subsidiary with a Chinese partner to develop a solar farm. It expects sharp net profit growth in 4Q14 as its set-top box market share is at 50%. It said the issue of 11mn set-top box coupons will push its set top […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN expects 3Q14 earnings to be in the black from 3Q13 net loss of Bt96mn on booking revenue from a condo. The company is launching a new project worth Bt14.5bn, pushing backlog up from Bt17.5bn and generating revenue until 2016. It expects to reach its revenue target of Bt9bn as there is overwhelming demand. (Thun […]
Read More →AIT AIT said 2Q14 earnings were good – results will be out sometime this week. It expects to receive more government work in 3Q14. Management is confident that revenues this year will reach its target of Bt6.2bn supported by backlog of more than Bt5bn. It will also start booking revenues from its join venture business. (Kao Hoon, 04/08/14) […]
Read More →Thai Banks don’t have the necessary balance sheet to compete with China’s, but given that Thai companies are already involved in Myanmar, they need financing, and it would be silly if Thailand’s bank can’t capitalise on at least following their customers overseas. Now should they be able to get licenses in Myanmar by the end […]
Read More →ITD/CK/STEC/UNIQ Bidding in e-auction for SRT work — The four lead contractors, ITD, CK, STEC and UNIQ, will move ahead to bid in the e-auction for the dual track railway line Chachoengsao-Klongsipgao after the SRT confirmed that the Tipakorn and China Harbor partnership is legal. The price is expected to be set June 23. (Khao […]
Read More →AJD AJD maintains triple revenue growth in 2014. It is confident it will be in the black in 2Q14 with higher revenue supported by seasonality. It will book revenue from set top box sales in 3Q14 and is aiming to do a joint venture with a Chinese company to access the game market this quarter. […]
Read More →ADVANC AIS to temper revenue view – Advanced Info Service (AIS) says it will revise down its revenue growth target from the previous 6-8% this year because the political stalemate is dragging down economic growth and hurting the mobile sector. But the country’s biggest mobile operator is still expecting positive growth. (Bangkok Post 26/05/14) Comment: […]
Read More →BBL Management says 1Q14 loan growth was slightly negative consistent with the slowing economy. Loan growth is expected to be positive in 2Q14 and 5% in 2014. It expects Thai GDP growth of 3% YoY, supported by exports. (Khao Hoon, 16/4/14) Comment: Every bank will have poor loan growth in the 1Q14, question is how […]
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