AAV AAV’s net profit was Bt183mn in 2014, down 82% YoY, dragged down by weak operations in 1H14 from the political unrest. (Kao Hoon, 26/02/15) Thai AirAsia will open new route Bangkok-Burirum on April 2, its eighth route into the northeast of Thailand. Thai AirAsia will then cover all major cities in the northeast. It […]
Read More →BBL BBL is planning to expand its custodian business into CLMV countries. BBL is the first bank to be awarded a custodian license in Laos, paving the way for foreign investors to invest in Laos’ capital market with interest in 3-4 foreign funds licenses. Vietnam is BBL’s next target. (Krungthep Thurakij, 20/02/15) Comment: After talking […]
Read More →AOT U-Tapao to be developed for commercial use — The Transportation Ministry says that Airportd of Thailand (AOT) and U-Tapao airport will coordinate to develop U-Tapao airport for commercial aircraft and passengers. Currently, U-Tapao airport serves only charter flights with passengers at 100K/year, far below its capacity at 800K/year. They plan to sign an MoU […]
Read More →Just out of random curiousity, I want to know what all of your best performing names of 2014 were, just list them in the comments below, my top three were: SAMART: ~150% PTG: ~100% DCON: ~100%
Read More →CRANE CRANE expects revenue growth of no less than 20% in 2015 supported by the good outlook for the crane market brought by the planned mega projects, raising demand for cranes. It plans to invest Bt100mn to buy a new crane with a total capacity of 600 tons. It will receive two 250-ton cranes sometime […]
Read More →AIT 10% growth next year – The company expects 2015 revenue to reach Bt6.2bn and will grow 10% next year. (Kao Hoon, 8/12/14) Comment: This company just continues to grow and grow each and every year. BBL BBL sees greater prospects offshore – Although Thailand’s largest bank, Bangkok Bank (BBL), already has the greatest footprint […]
Read More →AAV Thai AirAsia posts static Q3 load factor – Thai AirAsia (TAA) saw a slight fall in load factor in the third quarter, which it attributed to Thailand’s political situation and a sluggish economy. The country’s largest low-cost carrier still recorded a relatively high load factor of 82% for JulySeptember, down by one percentage point […]
Read More →AIT AIT says 2014 revenue will touch Bt6.4-6.5bn, far exceeding its target of Bt6.2bn, as it has already booked Bt4.4bn in revenue in 1H14 and expects to book Bt2bn of the Bt2.8bn of the current backlog in 2H14. It is waiting for bid results on a project worth Bt930mn and plans to bid for more […]
Read More →Here are my thoughts on the above names: Asian Insulators (AI): The recovery in their earnings over the past 3 years have been outstanding, +300% in 2012, +36% last year and 1Q14 was already up +30%. Chularat Hospital (CHG): Potential takeover target for BGH and still a decent performer in the hospital sector Dcon Products […]
Read More →CPN CPN will invest more than Bt50mn in digital platform and release a new CentralWorld App targeted at the new generation. CPN hopes the new app will help push sales up in 2Q and 3Q. (Khao Hoon, 04/04/14) DELTA DELTA to focus on the ASEAN market. It says performance in 1Q14 was very good, with […]
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