AOT AOT expects earnings to be better than in 2015, which had a profit of Bt18.7bn, backed by weak oil price and tourist expansion. The board approved a budget of Bt27bn for Phase 3 of Don Muang airport. It will extend the lower landing fee to two years. (Thun Hoon, 24/03/16) Comment: Boom, get ready […]
Read More →AOT AOT to put Suvarnabhumi airport phase 2 up for auction, This project is valued at Bt16.7bn (Khao Hoon, 23/3/16) BJC Berli Jucker Plc’s (BJC) shareholders okay buying BIGC. Shareholders have voted in favour of a $6.2 billion acquisition of hypermarket operator Big C Supercenter Plc from France’s Casino Group, sources told Reuters. (The Nation, […]
Read More →There’s only two things on my mind, first BJC buying over BIGC – should be a non-event, second, will JAS’s CEO pull a rabbit out of his ar$e and magically come up with bank guarantees by the 4.30 PM deadline today?
Read More →BJC Foreign banks help BJC fund US$6.2bn Big C buy – Berli Jucker Plc (BJC) has tapped foreign banks including BNP Paribas as well as domestic lenders to raise US$6.2 billion for its acquisition of Big C Supercenter Plc, putting it on track to successfully meet a March 31 financing deadline. (Bangkok Post, 4/3/16) Comment: […]
Read More →AOT AOT to report 1QFY16 today, profit estimated at Bt4.48bn, growing 20% supported by an 11% rise in passengers to 28.9 million. It expects good earnings in 2Q16. It expects profit in FY2016 of Bt18.5bn based on the ATTA estimate of 13% growth in passenger flow-through in 2016. (Khao Hoon, 15/2/15) Comment: It should be […]
Read More →MSCI The latest changes from MSCI has been announced and for Thailand there is only 1 movement MSCI GLOBAL STANDARD INDICES Additions:     None Deletions:     None MSCI GLOBAL SMALL CAP INDEXES Additions:     None Deletions:     KTIS BIGC & BJC So it looks like Charoen is going to use BJC to […]
Read More →BJC BJC expects its highest ever revenue this year backed by two extra gains. However, this year’s revenue will miss its target of 10% growth. It plans to expand abroad to gain international market revenue of 50% within 3-5 years. (Khao Hoon, 2/12/15) Comment: Broadly the international market revenue is mainly from Vietnam, their latest […]
Read More →BJC BJC is talking to many prospective partners (in Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia) to take over local and international companies, which is expected to be finalized soon. It has budgeted Bt2.25bn for investment. It expects 2015 revenue to grow 10% as targeted. (Thun Hoon, 29/09/15) CHOW CHOW is talking to prospective partner to invest in solar power plant. […]
Read More →BJC BJC expects 2015 performance to be better than 2014 aided by new products and increasing domestic purchasing power. It is talking to a prospective partner to invest in Vietnam and expects talks to be finalized soon. (Thun Hoon, 17/09/15) CHOW CHOW is doing a test run of its 3.5MW power plant which it expects […]
Read More →There’ll be the usual annual rebalancing in the SET Indices names this week, the official changes are: SET50 Additions: BA, BMCL, CBG, ITD, SAWAD, TPIPL, WHA, THCOM Deletions: BAY, BIGC, BJC, HEMRAJ, KTIS, SCCC, SPALI, VGI SET 100 Additions: ASP, BA, BEAUTY, CBG, CKP, LHBANK, MONO, RS, S, SAPPE, U, UNIQ, WHA Deletions: BAY, BCH, BIGC, BJC, IFEC, […]
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