BJC Foreign banks help BJC fund US$6.2bn Big C buy – Berli Jucker Plc (BJC) has tapped foreign banks including BNP Paribas as well as domestic lenders to raise US$6.2 billion for its acquisition of Big C Supercenter Plc, putting it on track to successfully meet a March 31 financing deadline. (Bangkok Post, 4/3/16) Comment: […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN targets 2016 revenue to reach Bt11bn backed by Bt37.2bn backlog. It plans to launch 12 projects, valued at Bt22bn. (Thun Hoon, 26/02/16) Comment: Seems to be rather conservative estimates coming out from the management team given their backlog, lets see how things unfold during the year BANPU BANPU expects net profit to return […]
Read More →AMATA AMATA sets target land sales of 1,000 rai in 2016. It is negotiating with a foreign customer and hopes to finish the deal in 2H16. (Khao Hoon, 24/02/16) Comment: This implies a 20% revenue growth for AMATA this year. ARROW ARROW is confident that revenue in 2016 will reach Bt1.4bn supported by more order, […]
Read More →BWG BWG expects to win numerous waste disposal contracts after Department of Industrial Works vows to tighten its pollution control enforcement. Its 500MW PPA is expected to be finalized by 1Q16, leading to income turnaround going forward. BWG also plans to list its subsidiary, the Earth-Tech Environment co., ltd. (Thun Hoon, 21/01/16) Comment: It’s quite […]
Read More →ACC ACC plans to take over a 5.5MW solar farm, valued at Bt320mn. It expects this to contribute Bt33mn net profit/year. It plans to issue warrants at a ratio of 4 shares per warrant. Management says it plans to focus on alternative energy business. (Thun Hoon, 12/01/16) Comment: Thats a fairly decent valuation given that […]
Read More →AKR AKR expects 2016 revenue to reach a new high of Bt3.2bn backed by a 20MW solar farm in a government unit. It expects revenue from solar farms to comprise of 35% of total revenue from 10% this year. It plans to take part in bidding for the Bt4bn electric transformer project next year. (Thun […]
Read More →AQUA AQUA plans to acquire a power business in Japan, expecting to invest in solar power. It expects performance to grow steadily. (Thun Hoon, 14/12/15) Comment: An advertising company, with a water-related name, investing in solar power. yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! BANPU BANPU plans to restructure its business with a focus on power. It expects to increase capacity […]
Read More →ADVANC Advanced Wireless Network (AWN) paid Bt20.493 billion to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) yesterday as the first installment of the 1,800MHz license upfront fee. (Khao Hoon, 25/11/15) Comment: And TRUE hadn’t paid their first part yet. Surprised much? Eyes are now fully focused on the remaining 900 MHz that should be up […]
Read More →AIT AIT reported 3Q15 net profit of Bt148.84mn (+69.17%). Its 9-month net profit is Bt416.68mn. It expects to finish projects to reach target. (Thun Hoon, 16/11/15) Comment: Astounding numbers from AIT, although given that Thailand’s government spending in this sector has been a bit slow last year it isn’t a surprise to see a decent […]
Read More →AJD AJD’s board has approved 60% of VDC for Bt7.5mn. It will providing funds not exceeding Bt50mn for VDC to use as working capital for its Online Top Up business. (Thun Hoon, 12/10/15) Comment: Well the news its that Alibaba is involved, who knows how this will turn out and if it really can be […]
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