CRC scales back European malls expansion as pandemic dampen purchasing power, mulls investing in IT & online business to align with new normal. Comment: Without tourism from Asia the malls they have in Europe will be quiet….for Thailand ~20% comes from direct tourism spending. GULF to wrap up 3 hydro powerplants deal in Laos with […]
Read More →AOT approved AAV’s request to partially move its base from Don Muang to Suvarnabhumi, with initial 24 domestic flights, before extending to overseas flights by end of year. Comment: Now the future hordes of Chinese tourists will be at Suvarnabhumi. BBL: Social Security Office cut holding by 0.0188% to 4.9903% of total outstanding on Tuesday […]
Read More →BGC sees revenue reaching Bt20b within 5-year, eyes 7-8 packaging and energy M&A deals, with 1-2 within this year. Comment: If their comps are seeing a huge drop in volumes, BGC could arguably pick up assets on the cheap COM7 maintained parallel approach between on/offline sales, aims to maintain online sales above 10% of total […]
Read More →BTS firms on plan to cod north green line extension Saphanmai-KuKhot in 4Q as light traffic allows construction to get ahead of schedule. CPF sees missing earlier growth forecast of 8-10% this year, cuts capex by half to Bt10b. Comment: If every corporate is cutting capex => less spending => less growth ILINK announced buy […]
Read More →APCO target 70% revenue growth this year driven by sales of medical supplies on the back of Covid-19. Comment: TQM seems to be the name that the retail market has liked for this. BAY sees heavy debt load on GEN Z new grads age 21-24, stringent on consumer credits to curb NPLs Comment: I think […]
Read More →BAY mulls to cut FY20 loan growth projection from current 5-7% from challenging econ conditions, aims to curb NPLs below 2.5%, sees no impact on NII from BOT’s plan to revamp fees structure. Comment: Second to TCHART, BAY has been consistent performer for the past few years KBANK’s 10 days buyback program kick-off tomorrow (Feb […]
Read More →BA may pay special dividend in 3Q, having booked extra gains, yet operation remained sluggish from higher competitions and strong THB. BAY revamps app, U-Choose, to accommodate digital lending, online deposit and e-market place, kick-off services on November. BGRIM reassures solid 4Q from absence of maintenance shutdown and additional capacity from 3 solar projects combined […]
Read More →ASIAN: upbeat 2H earnings from strong pet food sales vol in China following acquisitions of Shangdone Thaiya Meisi Pet foods in 2Q, firms on Bt 10b FY19 revenue target, 10-12% GPM Comment: If thats the case and this is a sustainable contract then perhaps there is something interesting here. Telcos regulator, NBTC, terminates 3 government […]
Read More →AP: report 7mth presales at Bt 24b account for 57% of Bt 41b full year target, target new launch 17 projects (8 SDH, 9 townhome) worth Bt 26.8b for remaining 5 months, Bt 15.52b out of Bt 54.89b backlog to realize this year, maintaining Bt 35.9b FY19 revenue target. Comment: That’s impressive. ERW: to open […]
Read More →ALLA: expects earnings bottom out 2Q from one-off employee expense, will transfer crane projects for CPALL warehouse, GULF powerplants, SIRI & PSH precast concrete plant & PTT’s gas separation unit in 2H, firms on 10% revenue growth target. BA: cod code share partnership with Turkish Airlines covers 16 domestic & international roundtrip routes. Comment: I […]
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