BCPG’s firm on 30-40% EBITDA growth this year, supported by recognition of 11MW in Thailand and 3 projects with 65MW capacity, to gradually COD from 4Q21, sets Bt18b capex. CPF board approved disposal of fresh foods retail & distribution business to Ek-Chai (Lotus) for Bt861.6m. Comment: This is one to extract cash from a recently […]
Read More →AOT mulls investing Bt3b in monorail projects connecting DMK airport to BTS greenline to help flows of passenger traffic and reduce traffic congestion. Comment: Well it makes sense common sense. However the risk I see is that several travelers to Thailand already skip Bangkok and go direct to their holiday destinations. BCP to sell Bt10b […]
Read More →A A plans to open eight new projects worth Bt7.5bn in 2H18 to boost sales revenue of this year to reach Bt6bn. It will spend more than Bt1bn to acquire new land. (Thun Hoon, 7/6/18) ADB ADB has launched a new product, PVC resin for the medical industry. Sales target for this year is set […]
Read More →BGRIM BGRIM targets 2018 revenue growth of 20-25% as it plans to start commercial operation of 449 MW, which raise its operating capacity to 2,091 MW. It also plans to announce an investment plan in a big solar farm in Vietnam in April. (Khao Hoon, 14/03/18) Comment: Of the larger players it has the best […]
Read More →BEAUTY BEAUTY plans to expand to Russia and India as it has a positive view on beauty market growth. It expects to finalize the plan in two years. It targets 2022 revenue of Bt10bn with Bt4.29bn in 2018. It projects market capitalization of at least Bt100bn, as it plans to continuously expand its business both […]
Read More →AMATA AMATA will use 8,000 rai to develop “Smart city”, partnering with SAAB from Sweden. It plans to start the investment in early 2018 and establish a joint venture company for aircraft parts production and aviation practice center. It also believes 2017 land sales will reach 1,000 rai. (Thun Hoon, 6/10/17) Comment: Its interesting that […]
Read More →BJC BJC expects 1Q17 net profit to be higher than Bt1.2bn thanks to BIGC. It believes outlook is positive, underwritten by numerous positive factors. (Thun Hoon, 04/05/07) Comment: Their price has declined some 20% from its peak post the acquisition from BIGC. BPP BPP expects a solid performance in this year thanks to the […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC reported 1Q17 net profit of Bt7.69bn, down slightly from 1Q16’s Bt8bn. Service revenue was Bt31.36bn, up 4% YoY, with 40.6mn subscribers. AIS Fibre expanded its customer base to 373,900 subscribers. It expects 2017 revenue growth of 4-5%. (Thun Hoon, 28/04/17) Comment: I do wonder when will this industry be overtaken by a clever […]
Read More →BAY BAY targets SME loans growth of 3.8% this year, raising loans to Bt160bn. 2017 loan growth will be lower than last year’s 14% because it will focus on credit quality. It expects bad debt to be lower than last year in line with economic recovery. It targets to be the main bank for customers. […]
Read More →BIG BIG aims for full-year revenue growth of 10-20%. It is holding Big Camera Festival 2017 to boost 2Q17 revenue. (Thun Hoon, 30/03/17) Comment: Potentially Q1 and Q2 could show decent YoY numbers but I doubt there’ll be anything explosive unless there is a new business plan that the management team has in mind CK […]
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