Citi is seeking to sell its SEA (Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines) & SKR business as package to Standard Chartered Bank. Comment: Remember this is only for their consumer business DUSIT debuts 152 rooms hotel, DusitD2 Hia Hin, its 3rd hotel in beach town. Comment: Market share goes to the strongest. ITEL: board approved to […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →AOT said 31 international airlines give nods to inbound flights on Phuket sandbox begins July 1. Comment: I still hold to the viewpoint that we’ll see a parabolic rise in travelers. Slow at first and then boom. IVL completed acquisition of rPET assets of CarbonLite Holding and its subsidiary in Texas, taken charge of the […]
Read More →BCH’s confident covid tests could reach 500K in 2Q, after 300K tested in April-May, vs 390K in 1Q, while the country’s doubling of Moderna quota to 10m doses should also help boost 3Q earnings. Comment: And they are increasing the fee’s for the COVID patients. CCET to temporary halt operations at Petchaburi plant from May […]
Read More →AOT’s Bt41b passenger terminal (north expansion) gets greenlight from Deputy PM yesterday, as well as Bt7.8b (east expansion), with constructions start Jan 23 and April 22 respectively. Comment: The valuation of AOT still makes no sense. But c’est la vie. CK secured Bt5b water transmission tunnel, to official sign Bt47b dual-tracked Denchai-Chiangrai contract, boosting FY21 […]
Read More →KTC expresses interest in bidding for Citi’s consumer loan port. Comment: At the end of the day, I suspect that citi will be disappointed by the bid offers from the local incumbents as there should be overlapping in the customer base. PR9 accepts booking for Moderna vaccines, expected to arrive in July at the earliest, […]
Read More →AMATAV sees big jump in profit this year, supported by 50-50 hectare land sales in 2 IE in Vietnam, boosting rev by Bt1b, sets Bt3-5b capex. Comment: Years of promise and nothing delivered. Vietnam already exports more than Thailand and yet AMATAV is nowhere. CPF signed MOU with Maejo University (MJU) a branch of TH’s […]
Read More →BBL’s expanded its money withdrawal service at 7-11 stores, offering greater convenience to consumers in remote areas. Comment: And just confirming that 7-11 as the best network and that we live in the land of Charoen Charoen Pokphand BJCHI sees turning profitable this year, supported by Bt2.7b backlog and Bt500m newly secured projects, confident of […]
Read More →DCC to tender RCI at Bt3.9/share for delisting, MAY-KE is agent. Comment: Took them long enough, the son waited for the father to step down to get this done? FSMART announced partnership with SABUY, offers e-wallet top-up via its “Boonterm” machines, sees synergy from tech sharing & payment platform, will jointly expand digital payment network […]
Read More →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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