Further delay to ADVANC’s takeover bid of 3BB is expected after NBTC’s sub committee tasked with scrutinizing the economic impact of the deal has asked NBTC board to extend its working timeline for another 60 days. Comment: Translation “We’ve been spending taxpayer money going on holiday in Europe with our families and forgot to do […]
Read More →BANPU sees 4Q22 coal & gas sales volume higher qoq & yoy, no rush on hedging amid winter season, eyes opportunity in lithium mining business. Comment: Finally they aren’t being stupid with their hedging, coal is only up some 5x…. CPN sees solid 4Q on rising tourist arrival and seasonal campaigns, sets Bt20b to expand […]
Read More →COM7, KBANK KBANK has partnered with SET-listed COM7, a distributor of peripheral computer devices, to set up mini-branches in Banana IT shops to take advantage of a 50% lower operating cost compared to a normal branch. KBANK plans to open 20 new mini-branches over the next three years and it is in talks with another […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 2.5 bn GLAND – A switch amongst the family members Sell(s) THB 182 mn BLAND – WOW! STOP THE PRESSES! After years and years of the owner buying, this is the first massive sale that I’ve seen BDMS – The daughter is selling some shares.
Read More →AP AP is partnering with Mitsubishi Estate to develop four condominiums worth Bt23bn this year. It is going to launch the first project, LIFE Sukumvit 62 in March. (Khao Ho on, 11/1/18) BH BH’s 2018 business plan is to focus on more foreign patients. It expects to raise the proportion of revenue from foreign patients […]
Read More →CPT CPT plans to budget Bt270mn to build A new factory and offices overseas. It targets 2018 revenue growth of 10% from this year as it has a lot of new projects in the pipeline and plans to get new projects worth Bt2.5bn, to raise backlog from the current Bt500mn. It is going to request […]
Read More →BJC BJC subsidiary BJIHK purchased Vina Paper Joint Stock Company for Bt482.66mn from Diana Unicharm Joint Stock Company, entering the paper production and sales business in Vietnam. It believes this acquisition will strengthen its already fundamentals. (Thun Hoon, 25/9/17) CPN CPN is going to book Bt3.5bn insurance compensation for Central World’s fire, which will substantially […]
Read More →AOT AOT expects passenger pass-through via its 6 airports to reach 5.36mn during the 14-day Songkran festive season, an increase of 12.05% YoY, with 32,000 flights, up 7.22%YoY (Kao Hoon, 05/04/17) Comment: What slowdown in tourism? BIZ BIZ wins a project for radiation therapy machine installation worth Bt84.9mn at Roi-et Hospital. The contract will […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC decreased its payout ratio from 100% to 70% to support its financial statement. Its 2016 net profit was Bt30.66bn, down 22% because of higher expense. (Kao Hoon, 06/02/17) Comment: No surprises here. We are curious to see how much more they’ll spend on marketing campaigns. ARROW ARROW expects profit to record a new […]
Read More →AAV AAV reported 3Q16 net profit of Bt396mn, +333% YoY. Behind this is 21% passenger growth to 4.3mn, opening two new routes, increasing number of flights (Bangkok-Udon Thani), and refinancing of two aircraft. It will pay a dividend of Bt0.15/share, XD on Nov 22. (Kao Hoon, 11/11/16) AGE AGE expects 2016 coal sales to reach […]
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