BEM BEM will negotiate with the BMTA for the Blue Line extension job in September. It accepts that passengers on the Purple Line are not meeting its target and pulling down revenue by Bt0.8mn per month. The BMTA has approved a reduction in average passenger fare of 30% to Bt14-29 and expects this to boost […]

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GIFT GIFT is talking to a prospective partner to set up a subsidiary to operate in the power business with a 25% stake. It plans to expand to the utilities business with cash on hand of Bt230mn. It expects to list on the SET, with finalization in a month. It expects 2016 revenue to mark […]

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Notable transactions Buy(s) THB 606 mn BDMS – Massive buying again! COL – Now this interesting, I’ve always wondered when or how this company will be able to be successful. Would Central Group shove its Lazada purchase into COL? PLANB – Their 1Q #’s were awful hence the ~20% drop in share price, but the […]

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AAV Confident in AAV’s management team — The Srivaddhanaprabha family of duty-free operator King Power has insisted it does not plan to shake up Thai AirAsia nor delist the firm that owns the majority stake in Thailand’s largest budget carrier. (Bangkok Post, 15/6/16) Comment: Get ready to see more duty free sales on every flight! […]

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BAFS BAFS is confident that revenue will grow more than 9% in 2016 and expects net profit to be a new high, supported by a 7-8% increase in volume. (Kao Hoon, 08/06/16) Comment: A natural grower with AOT   CNT CNT expects 2016 earnings to be positive and plans to bid for a new job. […]

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ADVANC AIS board ‘to decide on new license bid’. ADVANCED Info Service has yet to confirm if it will participate in the new round of bidding for a 900MHz licence. Chief executive officer Somchai Lertsutiwong said yesterday the company board would make a final decision on the matter. The junta also ordered the NBTC to […]

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BWG BWG plans to expand waste power plants by 50MW. It targets 100MW within five years. It expects 2016 revenue to be good backed by Bt100-200mn revenue from selling electricity, beginning in 3Q16. It plans to list its subsidiary. (Thun Hoon, 15/12/15) Comment: They do seem to have a lot of momentum behind over the […]

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AUCT AUCT expects 3Q15 earnings of Bt58mn (+8%). 4Q15 net profit is expected to be good aided by seasonality. It expects this to raise 2015 net profit to Bt227mn (+12.5%). It has applied to join the 4G auction. (Khao Hoon, 10/11/15) Comment: We think that the news is slightly incorrect for AUCT, more that AUCT […]

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Names today: BSM, DELTA, IEC, ILINK, KSL, NWR, PCA, PCSGH, SAWAD, SMT, SORKON, SVI, SYNEX, TMB, TPOLY, WORK BSM BSM expects 2015 revenue of Bt600mn (+20%), meeting target. It plans to cooperate with KCM to increase distribution channels, especially for high margin products. It targets 2016 revenue growth of 15-20%. It expects exports to comprise […]

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ABICO ABICO expects 2Q15 profit to be good, benefitting from increasing in international customer base. It says 68% capacity is enough for handling the new orders. It does not have any investment plan. (Thun Hoon, 18/06/15) Comment: An interesting holdco with a stake in MALEE, now the question is how do value a cow? (they […]

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