AMARIN: co., name changed to Amarin Corp, ticker unchanged, effective today. ASIAN and its unit, AAI, are ready to move production base to Vietnam or Philippines if new government raises minimum wage to Bt450. Comment: This is a convenient excuse for the company to invest overseas. It’ll be more to do with FTA’s from the […]
Read More →AGE sets 5.2m tons coal sale target this year to Bt23b, to Bt30b by 2025 with 7m tons sales target, mulls 1 M&A deal by end of year. Comment: And the good days of AGE are over for now (relative to 2021/2022) but realise that the figures are still going to be 3x higher than […]
Read More →MAJOR: upbeat 2Q earnings from strong ticket sales during long holiday, higher contribution from advertising revenue & retail business. Comment: First Top Gun saved the industry and now the Super Mario Brothers are going to take it to the moon. TACC: acquires Korean beauty products distributor, Blush Beauty (TH), seeks to branch out from beverage […]
Read More →BCP’s unit, OKEA, acquires 28% stake in Equinor’s Statfjord O&G EP area for $220m, expects to increase production to 13k-15k boepd in FY23 & 16k-20k boepd in FY24, transaction is expected t be complete in 4Q. Comment: Could this be a decent refinery play now? Given that we only have BCP and TOP could be […]
Read More →BAY is also to report today, Bt8.207b 4Q22, and Bt29.84b FY22 consensus. Comment: Perhaps the best managed bank in the country over the past few years. COM7 mulls expanding house brand products portfolio from <10% of mobile accessories sales to >25% in FY23 to boost margin, utilize existing shelf spaces. Comment: so they’re going to […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 548 mn SABUY – A massive purchase by the founder. Similar to many others, he sold the free warrants and bought the shares. JMT – Founder buys and buys JMART – Founder’s son buys and buys MAJOR – Ohhhhhh, Vichai is back into buying shares in his own co? That’s a […]
Read More →Chief of ADVANC’s pushing the NBTC to decide whether to approve or decline the TRUE-DTAC mega merger, noting that the agency has the legal authority to do so. Comment: The NBTC is having a field day collecting payments from all the groups. AQUA in collab with THR, a unit of THG, opens the Hills Rehab […]
Read More →BANPU in collab with SG partner Durapower & TH largest bus manufacturer, Cherdchai Motors sales to establish battery assembly plant in Nakhon Ratchasima province, target cod 1H23, aims to boost capacity to 1GWh by eo-FY26. Comment: I just wonder where they’ll source the raw materials for this to ensure competitive pricing? BEM’s retail subsidiary, BKK […]
Read More →AKR aims to secure at least 10-15% of Bt3b power transformer procurement from Metropolitan Electricity (MEA)& Provincial Electricity authority (PEA) in 2H, expects demand for replacement accelerate following fire incident at Sampheng market on Sunday. Comment: Really? That fire incident is nothing, the company/news is rubbish. CKP anticipates strong 2Q/3Q earnings from higher power gen […]
Read More →BGC anticipates bottle sales turnaround aft BMA extend alcohol serving to 11pm, allots Bt2b capex for M&A, maintaining 5-10% sales growth target. Comment: That not much of a turnaround…. BGRIM sees narrow margins 1Q from high gas price, SPP replacement 5 units on track to cod in 2H, expects feedstock cost drops by 5-10% after […]
Read More →