BBL BBL approves loan of Bt7bn to MILL for the acquisition of a steel business in Thailand. It also sold shares of TSI to MILL for Bt220mn. MILL’s board has approved a capital increase of Bt1.5bn to restructure its company and expand its businesses. (Kao Hoon, 10/10/14) Comment: It is very rare in Thailand for […]
Read More →ADVANC AIS lays broadband blueprint – Advanced Info Service (AIS), the country’s largest mobile operator, is jumping on the fixed-line broadband internet bandwagon with planned commercial service to begin in early 2015. “We believe now is the perfect time to enter the market, worth 50-60 billion baht last year, as the industry just reached a […]
Read More →BGH Subsidiary sells shares in Save Drug — BGH says wholly owned Royal Bangkok Healthcare Co, Ltd. has signed an agreement to sell all shares of Save Drug Center Co, Ltd., for Bt380mn. (Kao Hoon, 21/08/14) BLAND BLAND expects to sell the first REIT (for Impact Arena and Convention Center) worth Bt20bn on 8-19 September […]
Read More →BA Bangkok Airways expects to list on the stock exchange within 2014. It aims at an IPO of more than Bt10bn to set up a new aircraft maintenance factory at Suvarnabhumi airport, buy aircraft, and improve Samui airport. (Kao Hoon, 13/08/14) Comment: Their flights to and from Samui were consistently full every time I’ve gone there, as […]
Read More →AJD AJD says 2Q14 revenue above Bt363mn, supported by stronger sales of electrical appliances due to its promotions. It reaffirms that it expects revenues this year to triple from last year’s Bt1.65bn with Bt4bn to come from sales of set-top boxes. (Thun Hoon, 01/08/14) Comment: Their stock price has been performing incredibly well over the […]
Read More →ADVANC Wholly-owned subsidiary SBN takes 29% stake in IH or Bt3.6mn. It expects this deal will support the establishment of a fiber optics project. (Khao Hoon, 11/06/14) IEC IEC expects net profit growth in 2014 and to eliminate accumulated loss. It expects to pay a dividend in 2015, the first in 15 years, and is […]
Read More →BECL BECL reports traffic cut by curfew. Its traffic volume contracted 2.5% in May and is expected to be negative in 2Q14. It expects traffic growth of 0.5% in 2014. (Khao Hoon, 10/06/14) Comment: This along with the “black market†businesses are all hurt by this curfew in Bangkok BJCHI BJCHI is waiting on results […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC reports 1Q14 net profit of Bt9.48bn, -4.5% QoQ, because revenue decreased while amortization expense increased. It has now 26mn 3G subscribers. (Khao Hoon, 07/05/14) AOT Minimal impact from earthquake at Chiang Rai Airport — AOT says there was little damage to the Chiang Rai airport from the earthquake and operations are normal. The […]
Read More →BAY BAY expects loan growth of 7-9% YoY in 2014 from 13.7% YoY in 2013. It cut its 2014 NPL target to 2.5% after 2.67% in 2013. It says the Japanese hold a 72% stake and the M&A process will be complete in 2014. (Khao Hoon, 10/04/14) Comment: Still decent numbers coming out of Thai […]
Read More →AP AP taps Japanese know-how, designs – Mitsubishi Estate Group (MEC), Japan’s biggest property developer, is looking to expand its property investment in Thailand after injecting Bt2.5bn this year through three joint venture condo projects with SET-listed developer AP. MEA signed the joint venture deal with AP in December, starting with three new condo projects […]
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