BBL (2.23%), STEC (1.88%) and ROJNA (0.91%) may record as much as Bt5.4b, Bt4.54b and Bt2.2b accounting gains from their stakes in GULF which jumped 94% YTD Comment: If someone can defend the valuation of GULF please do so. ITD gets 2 construction contracts worth Bt3.8b including Terminal 21 Rama 3 and Toll way pj […]

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AH sees better 2H frm higher auto-parts sales and consolidation of SGAH, boosting overall rev grwth to >10% t/g.Comment: That story is over and played out, the global automotive industry is struggling. BBL said its plan to cut deposit rates won’t hurt performance, firms on 3-4% loan grwth this yr, trades Bt2 XD Sept 4.Comment: […]

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ANAN: kick-off promo event, Urban Expo, Aug 23-25, aims to purge inventories from 32 ready-to-move in project. Comment: Expect to see a drop in their GPM’s  BBL: mulls to revise measures to curb credit card NPLs, sees soured loans from those who has no pay slip climbed (self-employed, online vendor & SMEs). SIRI: cut FY19 […]

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RATCH in talks with 2 powerplants operations on M&A to offset revenue lost from retirement powerplants in Ratchburi during 2025-27. SCB, BBL and KTB followed KBANK’s lead in cutting lending rates by 25 bps, while keeping the MLR (prime rate) unchanged, responding to Bank of Thailand’s surprise rate cut last wk. Deposit rates were left […]

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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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BBL: anticipates 2Q turnaround after loans shrink 1Q from corporate re-payment expects NII recovery from bancassurance and mutual fund business, maintain 4-6% full year loans growth target, Bt 20b LLP flat yoy. Comment: They are the best bank atm….a race to the bottom for the industry? BJC: sees positive earnings momentum 2Q from additional packaging […]

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AP sees mmtum into 2Q frm real dmnd after 25% jump in 1Q presales to Bt41.8b. Comment: If 2Q #’s for the sector aren’t shit, then watch the sector re-rate positively, if they are then just look at LPN’s share price ASAP upbeats 2Q erngs frm surging car rental rev frm travelling dmd during long […]

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BBL sets 4-6% loan growth target, adapts well to IFRS9. Comment: Well IFRS9 may be postponed for the entire sector… BGRIM completed acquisition of 124MW GLOW SPP1 Bt3.3b, boosting capacity by 6% from current 2,076MW. BMTA’s cancelled CHO’s Bt1.665b e-Ticket and Cash Box contracts for breaching of TOR. Comment: And then CHO came out with […]

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BBL BBL Asset Management sees Bt6.4b fundflows into SET if MSCI raises weight from 2.5% to 3%. Comment: This matters for the whole market, currently NVDR’s are not part of the MSCI calculations. BEAUTY BEAUTY teams up Carrot Mall to expand online sales and general trade channel in China, 5 SKUs of Beauty Buffet prod […]

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ASK ASK expects 4Q18 loans to grow in line with economic expansion It expects loan growth of 10- 15% from last year’s Bt30bn. It expects NPL ratio to reduce to 2% due to loan quality improvement and strict debt collection. (Thun Hoon, 7/11/18) BBL BBL targets loan growth of 5% next year driven by government […]

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