BANPU Writing off treasury stock — BANPU announced it will decrease registered capital by writing off the repurchased registry shares worth Bt135.6mn. The decrease will boost EPS and DPS by 5%. (Khao Hoon, 25/12/13) Comment: Well that’s an easy way to boost EPS BEC BEC concerned and political situation — It will boost ad rates […]

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BMCL Still no SRT decision on capital increase — The State Railway of Thailand has hired outside consultant to study BMCL’s need for additional capital. The report will be completed by November 29, after which SRT will make its decision. (Khao Hoon, 22/11/13) Comment: It will still most likely go through, SRT can’t risk BMCL […]

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IRPC IRPC expects to return to profitability this year – Despite adverse impacts from the weak baht, IRPC expects to reap some profits this year as opposed to the loss it incurred last year, thanks to improved oil-refining rates amid an improving global economic situation and the rise of crude-oil prices, coupled with some expansion […]

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BBL preps for Japan turf war – The acquisition by the Bank of TokyoMitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) of a stake in Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) is persuading Bangkok Bank (BBL) to prepare for stronger competition in the Japanese corporate banking business segment. (Bangkok Post, 23/07/13) Comment: Watching the changes in the banking landscape here in Thailand […]

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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 […]

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ITD and LOXLEY: Likely to win water projects. The government is expected to announce the winners of the Bt350b water management contracts by end of this month. According to the press report, ITD Group (ITD Power China) may win its bid for five modules worth Bt110b. LOXLEY consortium will likely win one module worth Bt4b. […]

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ARROW Revenues to grow 30% this year — ARROW targets revenue growth of 30%, touching Bt1bn, this year and will maintain its net profit margin at 10-12%. The company will focus on cost reductions, increase its exports by 15-20% and also increase its capacity to support the upcoming AEC. This quarter, it also expects to […]

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HMPRO 17th Expo coming — HMPRO will host its 17th Homepro Expo and invest Bt120mn in the event, while also bringing in 300 partners and offering discounts of up to 80%. The company expects sales of over Bt650 from the event. (ASTV Manager, 06/03/13) ITD ITD gets Purple Line #6 — ITD has won the […]

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ADVANC Advanced Info Service: Planning 3-year capex of Bt70bn— Advanced Info Service PCL (ADVANC.TH), Thailand’s largest mobile phone service provider by subscribers, is planning a three-year capital expenditure of Bt70bn (US$2.35bn), mainly to expand its third-generation service on the 2.1 gigahertz spectrum. The company expects service revenue to grow by 6%-8% this year, driven by […]

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AP AP aiming at 15% YoY growth in revenues — AP aims for revenue growth of Bt20-21bn, a 15% increase from last year’s Bt17bn. It targets sales of Bt23-25bn, a 15-20% increase from last year, which will help raise its current backlog of more than Bt27bn. The company expects to launch 23 projects, worth Bt24bn […]

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