CPN Central Festival Chiang Mai opening November 14 — CPN will open Central Festival Chiangmai, its 22nd retail outlet, worth more than Bt7bn, on November 14. This will be the north’s largest shopping mall. The company will partner up on promotional campaigns. (Khao Hoon, 05/11/13) Comment: They are just dominating the upcountry area with their […]
Read More →CK eyes 25% of Bt2trn transport projects – CH Karnchang (CK) hopes to secure 25% of the Bt2trn worth of infrastructure projects due to be put up for bidding by the Transport Ministry between this year and 2016. (The Nation, 25/07/13) KBANK Kasikorn sees brighter days ahead for corporate deals – Kasikornbank (KBANK) predicts strong […]
Read More →BECL: June traffic growth of 3.3% — BECL reports moderate traffic growth in June at +3.3% YoY. An associate is listing and will begin to trade on July 18, 2013, at which time BECL will sell 20.6mn shares in the company. (Company) BTS: Vietnam subsidiary to bid for VN elevated rail management —BTS’s subsidiary is […]
Read More →CPF CPF slashes 5-year investment plan — CPF plans to slash its five-year investment budget by a third to US$1.6bn and pare back revenue targets, as its foreign farms are performing below expectations. It will also cut its revenue growth target to an average of 10% over the next five years from its earlier goal […]
Read More →KBANK sells Bt8bn mortgages to free up funds — KBANK has sold mortgages worth Bt8bn to SME to free up funds for more lending and eliminate the need to raise capital. KBANK believes the asset sale will allow it to lend more to homebuyers at its current capital adequacy level and will also generate a […]
Read More →BTS BTS lays tracks for infrastructure IPO — BTS wants to bid for three mass transit rail projects worth a combined Bt100bn, of which Bt30bn will be allocated from the imminent launch of its infrastructure fund, from which it expects to raise more than Bt60bn. Chairman Keeree Kanjanapas said the BTS, the first company to […]
Read More →CENTEL May be setting up REIT — CENTEL announced that it is in the process of studying to set up a property fund under REIT and is negotiating with domestic banks and foreign banks. It expects record breaking revenues in 1Q13, as revenue in the first two months for hotel and food and beverages has […]
Read More →AP Backlog Bt28bn, revenue target Bt22bn in 2013 — AP said its backlog is Bt28.353bn and confirms its target revenue of Bt22bn this year. The company is to launch 21 new projects worth Bt23.570bn this year. In 2012, revenues were Bt17.31bn with net profit of Bt2.33bn, a 50% increase YoY. (Khao Hoon, 01/03/13) KBANK Kasikornbank […]
Read More →BMCL - Still negotiating over Purple Line — A BMCL insider revealed that the company discounted the costs for the Purple Line, Bang Yai – Bangsue, down Bt700mn but the MRTA is still not satisfied and wants a discount of Bt1.2bn. The MRTA expects BMCL to make a counteroffer within seven days, but the company believes […]
Read More →As a sector its earnings grew 25% YoY with KK, BAY, KBANK, and KTB showing incredible earnings growth. The combination of a recovering Thai economy from the 2011 floods, automobile incentive scheme, housing schemes, reduction in corporate income tax from 30% to 23% all boosted their earnings strongly. Going forward however the same elements aren’t […]
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