AOT: sees earnings at trough cycle, expects FY22 loss narrow to Bt4b from Bt15b loss this year, target 62.3m passenger arrival in FY22 & 116m FY23. CPN: opening 2 malls this week, Central Sriracha on Wed & Cental Ayudhaya on Saturday, reassure FY21 earnings no less than last year. Comment: They are the giant in […]

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AEONTS reports 1Q22 net profit (end of May21) at Bt1.149b, +117%, topline -11% yoy from shrinking card spending from Covid impact & new loan suspension at Aeonts Micro finance (Myanmar) since February 1, lower LLP yoy, recovery on doubtful account and costs control provided cushion. Comment: Given the high debt levels in Thailand, a friend […]

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APCS mulls to sell raw water business in EEC area, focus on core business, metal precision parts for auto, ventilation, optic, medical & solar business. AWC inked deal Nobu Hospitality to estimate Nobu Restaurant at rooftop of Empire Tower, target cod in 4Q, plans to add 1-2 hotels over 5-6 years. Comment: They aren’t acquiring […]

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*Effective 1 July SET announced SET50 and SET100 rebalance for 2H21: SET50: Ins : IRPC, KCE, STA, STGT. Outs: AWC, BAM, TOA, VGI. SET100: Ins: AAV, ICHI, NRF, PSL, PTL, SINGER, STGT, SYNEX, TKN. Outs: AWC, BPP, EPG, GFPT, MBK, TOA, TPIPP, TTW, WHAUP. sSET: 34 securities consisting of: Seven Utilities and Power pcl (7UP), […]

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CENTEL sets Bt10,400m 3-year capex for hotel, food and other investment, to open Phuket hotel for travel bubble program there from July 1. Comment: They’re going to capture the market share. CRC cuts FY21 revenue growth target to 10-11% from 10-12%, scale back CAPEX by 10-15% from Bt16-18b, delay 3 malls launch including Robinson Lifestyle […]

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BANPU expected to report after market shut, Bt993m consensus. Comment: Commodities – Let’s see what the #’s are. What a busy week it is. GPSC reports 1Qnp @ Bt1.97b, +25% yoy, thanks to higher profit sharing revenue from Xayaburi hydro power, gains from disposal of Global Renewable Power and dividend income from RATCH, Rayong Waste […]

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INET sees FY21 revenue from cloud services +50% yoy from remote working, online platform expansion & paperless adoptions, will estimate Bt4.5b IFF (DCREIT) offering in 2Q. Comment: I still don’t understand why any private enterprise would bother with INET.  IRPC upbeats FY21 earnings from wider chem spreads yoy, stock gains & improved sales vol supported […]

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ADB upbeat FY21 earnings from positive sales momentum of plastic beads supported by demand from cable production, auto, med supplies and industrial. BCP is in talk with EGAT to jointly invest in EV charging station at BCP retail stations. Comment: Boom, let’s get this EV trend going. Governments are going to shove this upon us, […]

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BJCHI sees recovery in 4Q after bottoming out in 3Q, supported by Bt3.2b backlog, of which Bt400m to be booked in 4Q. DOHOME maintains FY20 SSSG target above 5%, set Bt1.2b capex to add 3-4 home improvement stores (size L) and Dohome To Go (mini store) next year. Comment: This player is going out there […]

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AMA in talk 2 logistic partners to expand from Oil & Gas transports to industrial logistic, expects big jumps 3Q from larger average tanker size yoy from 13k tons/trip to 15ktpt, positive momentum from onshore logistic as PTG & AIE increase shipment of gasoline and B100 transport, will add 60-80 oil trucks in 2H after […]

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