AOT Airport departure tax hike stalled — A bid by Airports of Thailand (AoT) to increase airport departure taxes has been stalled by the political conflict but counter check-in fees will go up anyway, by five baht. Department of Civil Aviation chief Woradej Harnprasert said it was unlikely the planned departure tax increase would be […]
Read More →Of things to note are the huge buy back by BGH’s main doctor Dr. Prasert @ THB 1.8bn and K. Keeree repurchasing shares of BTS, on the flip side its funny to see the majority of MEGA’s family shareholders selling out on IPO day. Note: For the monthly trades, we’ve decided to scale to […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 443 mn BGH – Founder still continues to buy shares in his co, another THB 139mn BNC – No name posted here, but THB 49mn isn’t anything to scoff at. GRAMMY – Another THB 72 mn bought by the founder SVI – K. Poe is transferring more shares to his name, […]
Read More →DCC Releases 3Q13 and announces dividend — DCC 3Q13 net profit was reported at Bt295mn on revenue of Bt1.7bn. In the 9M13, net profit came to Bt1.1bn. It has announced a dividend of Bt0.72 per share. (Khao Hoon, 24/10/13) Comment: It was and continues to be one of the easiest plays for upcountry growth in […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 2.2 bn GRAMMY – Owner buys THB 347 mn, likely through the recap for the digital tv bidding IEC – Interesting purchase here, IEC has just announced a warrant issue KMC – A prop recap play here, new owner buys THB 39 mn in the markets MC – Management has been […]
Read More →BANPU/RATCH RATCH in talks over Bt40bn coal plant — Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc (RATCH) is in talks with ASEAN’s leading coal miner Banpu Plc to develop a Bt40bn coal-fired power plant in Indonesia (700MW) as part of its strategy to maintain business growth. The new possibility in Indonesia is now undergoing a feasibility study […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 388 mn GRAMMY – The owner buys a whopping THB 332 mn worth of his own shares KMC – This seems to be a turnaround property story, recapped sometime last year and/or this year, and the Chairman has bought some THB 21.6 mn Sell(s) THB 121 mn CHG – There’s been […]
Read More →BEAUTY 2013 revenue growth of 30% plus — BEAUTY is confident that revenues will grow by more than 30% and profits to grow by 20% as the company pushes to open new branches and launch new products and promotional campaigns to boost sales. (Khao Hoon, 13/09/13) Comment: I do wonder if this will be a […]
Read More →GRAMMY GMM Grammy issues new shares ahead of license bid – In preparation for its bid to secure digital terrestrial TV licenses, entertainment giant GMM Grammy yesterday issued 106,052,989 new ordinary shares at par value of Bt1 each, to be offered to existing shareholders at a ratio of one new share per five existing ordinary […]
Read More →CENTEL 2Q13 good — CENTEL said that earnings for 2Q13 were good, benefited by the higher average occupancy rate of 75%. It plans to add 3-4 hotels to its management portfolio in China and expects the deals to be concluded by the end of this year. Its food business is also enjoying steady growth, and […]
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