A helluva lot of transactions last week. Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 458mn BTS – The owner buys back a huge amount of shares, THB 66 mn worth, perhaps in anticipation of the special dividend that will be annouced CPF – Fairly odd transaction here by the Vice President buying 2.7 mn shares @ 30 and […]
Read More →CPF CPF puts foreign projects on fast track to tap strong baht — CPF has accelerated its investment overseas with a series of new food projects to take advantage of cheap financing costs. Some projects to materialize this year include a chicken burger production unit in the UK and the launch of ready-to-eat meals production […]
Read More →CPF unaffected by China flu — CPF said the spread of a new bird flu virus strain in China and Vietnam has not affected the company’s businesses there. CPF funs feed mills in China and in Vietnam it focuses on pig and shrimp farms, said president and CEO Adirek Sripratak on Tuesday. He also said […]
Read More →ADVANC TPT mulls early end to concession — TOT may end its mobile concession contract with ADVANC this year, two years before the expiration date, to enable the state telecom to early a final sum of Bt40bn from ADVANC. The proposal is part of TOT’s survival plans after its concession revenue vanishes at the end […]
Read More →BECL Traffic growth sinks in February off high base — BECL reported traffic growth of 0.21% YoY in Feb 2013, braking hard from 2.6% in Jan 13. (Company data) CPF CPF targeting health-conscious, overseas — CPF’s new ready-to-eat brown rice-jasmine rice is aimed at a new focus on healthful eating by much of the younger […]
Read More →CPF Aiming at sales growth of 10-15% annually — CPF aims for sales to reach Bt700bn over the next five years, or to increase 10-15% per year. In 2012 sales reached Bt357.175bn, a 73% rise YoY, with net profit of Bt18.79bn, equating to Bt2.59/share. It will pay a DPS of Bt0.50 on 2H12. (Khao Hoon, […]
Read More →BEAUTY - Expects 2013 revenue growth of 20% — BEAUTY expects 2013 revenue to grow 20%YoY with gross margin of 70–71%. The company plans to invest Bt250mn to expand to 180 stores. It also plans to sell franchises in Laos and Vietnam, expecting to conclude this 1Q13. (Khao Hoon, 08/01/2013) Comment: Great margins, this co is […]
Read More →AOT – Passenger numbers grow 12% in 2012 — AOT reports that the number of passengers in 2012 have grew 12% to 74mn, with the number of international passengers increasing to 46mn, pushing the number of flights to 490,000. (Khao Hoon, 07/01/13) Comment: Tourism tourism tourism, AOT always had been a cheap stock, if only […]
Read More →AGE New coal mine ready to start up — AGE is ready to start operations of its coal mine in Tambon Nadee in Samutsakorn province and revenues are expected to be recognized immediately in the first quarter. The company is confident that revenues this year will reach Bt6bn from last year’s Bt4bn. (Khao Hoon, 03/01/13) […]
Read More →Summary of the months significant management trades Buy(s) – BTS, CPF, E, MINT, RS, SAUCE, SIRI, TGPRO Sell(s) – BTS, ITD, KK, PSAAP
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