CENTEL CENTEL has budgeted Bt1.2-1.5bn to add more stores and to invest in hotels and it plans to continue making new deals to acquire businesses. It projects 2018 occupancy rate will be at least 82% and revenue from its food business will grow by 7-8%. (Thun Hoon, 21/12/17) CK CK is going to bid for […]
Read More →AOT AOT reports FY2017 net profit of Bt20.683bn, growing by 7%, as more low-cost airline passengers led total number of passengers to increase to 129.2mn, growing by 7.73%. However, it incurred a retroactive rental expense of \Bt1.378bn, which affected its margin by 0.2%. (Khao Hoon, 30/11/17) Comment: In the end its monopoly, thats growing, the […]
Read More →ASIAN ASIAN targets 2018 revenue to grow at least 10-15% after changing its strategy to expand its premium pet food and aquatic feed markets, replacing the fall in frozen tuna, shrimp and squid sales volume. It has budgeted Bt200mn to build new storage, which will increase storage capacity by 15,000 pallets. (T hun Hoon, 22/11/17) […]
Read More →If you want to know why the hotels are full, anything tourism related buzzing – just look at ERW, CENTEL, MINT, AOT, AAV. As a result of the continuing issues surrounding N. Korea, Chinese tourists are avoiding S. Korea and making their way to other parts in the region/world, and Thailand being the land of […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN plans to launch three new projects worth Bt8.3bn. It targets presales of 60% of the value of the projects with a high demand outlook in BTS-attached condominiums. (Thun Hoon, 5/9/17) Comment: I do foresee a risk for all property names within the next 5 years, the average age of the population in Thailand […]
Read More →AH AH continues to search for domestic and international partners to expand its auto parts business. It plans to sell some portions of its current business to SGAH. It remains confident in this year’s revenue growth target of 5%. (Thun Hoon, 29/8/17) Comment: An interview with AH coming soon… BTS BTS plans to raise fares […]
Read More →ACAP ACAP to sign an MOU to lend more than Bt1.2bn to a company under GGC. It recently gave a Bt400mn five-year loan. ACAP targets Bt6bn in loans in 2017. It expects good growth in both 3Q17 and 4Q17. It plans to list a subsidiary. (Khao Hoon, 29/8/17) Comment: Since they’ve come under new ownership […]
Read More →And its game time! Thai Beverage has just bought ~240 KFC stores from Yum Brands, which means they immediately surpass the 200 stores that are run by Central Group. Quick thoughts: THBEV is desperate for growth and they’ve been doing a decent job at leveraging their balance sheet to do so as seen with the […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC is paying a dividend of Bt3.51/share, XD on August 7. 1H17 earnings fell 16% due to depreciation and higher expense. 2Q17 net profit decreased 6.2% to Bt7.2bn. (Khao Hoon, 31/7/17) AOT AOT expects FY2017 (Oct 2016-Sep 2017) tourist arrival growth of 8-10%, driven by government measures to boost the tourism industry. (Thun Hoon, […]
Read More →AH AH expects 2H17 performance to benefit from auto sales recovery. It expects 2017 revenue to grow 5% YoY. The company expects to finalize on its overseas partnership within this year. (Kao Hoon, 23 /6/17) Comment: How is 5% revenue growth a recovery? Domestic automotive sales are still far below the peak in 2012 and […]
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