CHAYO reported Bt5.33b NPL & NPA purchased in 1H, lifts bad debts to Bt88.3b under management, target Bt100b by end of year. Comment: The industry is still going to be a boom period for another 5 years, there is just too much bad debt out. CK expects full year construction backlog reaches record high above […]

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BTS: cabinet approved fare for monorail yellow line (Ladprao-Samrong) from Bt15 up to Bt45/trip, cod from Jul 3. MINT to acquire 100% stake in Singco Trading Pte, the intellectual property holder of Sizzler, except in US, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico, for Bt546m, including 64 restaurants in TH and 10 in JP, eyes expansion into China, […]

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A5’s 80 units 29 storey hi-end project, Tonson One Residence, under jv Capstone Asset begins transfer in 2Q, expects positive earnings momentum in 2H from Bt4.5b backlog, maintain launch plan total 4 projects worth Bt8b in 2H. Comment: Well…they launched/planned all these projects and deals right before covid…at a time of cheap capital, let’s see […]

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BEM reported May MRT riderships +50% yoy, 5% qoq to 345k trips/d, tollway +5% yoy to 1.1m trips account for 90% of pre-covid level, upbeat 2H outlook from surging traffic following cod of monorail Yellow line, upcoming pink line and boost from Lumpini station after cod of One BKK project 1Q24. Comment: And the YoY […]

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CPANEL reported 6 contracts signed in May to supply precast concrete (4 horizontal, 2 vertical) total Bt263.8m, lifting backlog to Bt1.311b, mulls expand capacity by 25% to 990k sqm. by end of 3Q to expand wider range of products. DMT sees daily avg tollway traffic QTD at 98k trips/d driven by recovery air traffic via […]

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BGRIM eyes 3,000MW gas-fired PP, while GULF target wind, solar and LNG to power, and SUPER for Bt250MW wind Powerplant, following a new 150,489MW VN power development plan. Comment: What’s amusing is that yesterday, gulf themselves said that wind & solar are unreliable power generators… CK upbeats FY earnings visibility from Bt140b construction backlog pending […]

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AOT to speed up its Bt100b expansions at Suvarnabhumi and Donmuang airports to support 95m passengers p.a. Comment: AOT’s management is doing the right thing with this. BGRIM’s renewable unit, reNIKOLA (BGRIM Malaysia 45% interest) has acquired 100% in BGMCSB & ISSB which operate 2 solar projects combined 90mw capacity, as a result BGRIM Malaysia […]

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BANPU in talk to buy 2 HELE coal fired pp (High Efficiency, Low Emmissions), capacity 800-1k mw, expects to conclude 1 deal in 2Q, mulls expand renewable portfolio to 5k mw by end of year from current 4,4264mw. BGRIM established subsidiary in Vietnam to expand solar rooftop business. HENG sees record high NP this year […]

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AQUA in talk finance institutional partner & tech to form virtual bank venture, finalize deal by mid-FY23, odd/oversize logistic subsidiary, Thai Parcels, on track to list in June. Comment: This company again? Rubbish….speculator, no real business, don’t see what’s going to really happen here. BAY’s credit card unit, Krungsri Consumer, anticipates 1Q spending jump 20% […]

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BAY target FY23 loan growth within 3-5% range after logged 3.1% last year, focus on ASEAN expansion to VN, Indonesia, Phil, offering ESG loan to Cambodia, Laos and TH, seen NIM in range of 3.3-3.5% vs 3.45% in FY22 while non-NII to be flat, FY23F NPL in range of 2.5-2.6% slightly higher than 2.32% last […]

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