As a hat tip to Byron Wien’s annual opinion piece on his discussion with the Smartest Man in Europe, here’s my amateurish attempt. Every week I try to meet people either in the industry or outside the industry to just share thoughts on the developments in Thailand, the region, the world and w/o naming any […]
Read More →AAV Management is confident there is no impact from ICAO. There is no suspension for any AAV scheduled flights with regards to the ICAO issue. (Thun Hoon, 24/06/15) Comment: AAV’s core growth market is China, as long as China is ok then it doesn’t matter what ICAO says. AIRA AIRA shareholders approved raising capital by 3,160 […]
Read More →AOT AOT revises down investment for Suvarnabhumi Phase 2 by Bt10bn from Bt62bn. The bidding will begin at the end of this year. Revenue is expected to grow 15% this year because of the increase in passengers. The Ministry of Finance is requiring a higher dividend but this does not affect its performance. (Khao Hoon […]
Read More →AOT Don Mueang commercial area in Terminal 2 up for bid – AOT plans to open bidding for the commercial area in Terminal 2 at Don Mueang airport. (Khao Hoon, 29/04/15) BAY 7-9% loan growth this year – Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), Thailand’s fifth largest bank by assets, expects loan growth of 7-9% this year, […]
Read More →AOT APPS moving forward – AOT’s board has approved the hiring of 2S Consortium to operate the Advance Passenger Processing System (APPS), an online passenger-information exchange system, to improve customs and immigration services and shorten entry time at airports. The consortium consists of Somapa Information Technology and Samart Comtech. AOT will charge Bt35/passenger and expects […]
Read More →AAV China gives 85% load factor in 1Q15 – AAV reports that higher traffic from China remained the key driver to bring load factor to 85% in 1Q15. Management expects tourist sentiment towards traveling to Thailand to continue to improve over the remainder of the year despite the ongoing martial law. The Tourism Authority of […]
Read More →First a slap in the face: After trying their damnest to keep their stock price up during the past 6 months with its share repurchase program, they have just announced they will sell some 142 mn shares into the market Tries to kiss & make up Ah but this was followed by an announcement to […]
Read More →AJD AJD announced a par reduction to Bt0.01 from Bt0.10 to enhance the stock’s liquidity. It plans to list subsidiary, Happy Vision on mai next year. It targets doubling revenue this year after entering the entertainment business and expects to sell 4mn set-top boxes this year. (KrungthepThurakij, 2/3/15) Comment: Stock split! ANAN ANAN to go […]
Read More →AAV AAV expects strong recovery this year and targets 14.5mn passengers and double-digit revenue growth. The company said 1Q15 cabin factor will be strong at more than 84%, driven by the influx of Chinese tourists. (Kao Hoon, 24/02/15) New CFO — AAV has informed SET that the Nomination and Remuneration Committee has approved the appointment […]
Read More →BTS BTS too book ~Bt1.5bn revenue from NPARK if NPARK sells the 20 rai of land at Onnut with market value of Bt3.2-4.0bn to an international school. It hopes to book the gain in 2Q15. (Khao Hoon, 17/2/15) EA EA to start commercial operations of its 90MW-solar farm in Lampang today. This new solar farm […]
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