ERW sets Bt700m capex for 10 new hotels in Thai and Philippines. Comment: That number doesn’t make sense. THB 70mn/hotel? KTC reaffirms record high profit this year, despite difficult 3Q, to sell Bt800m worth of bad loan port and focus on secred loans. Comment: As long as people are paying the minimum amount then they […]

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AOT: Thai Smile to resume Phuket-Hong Kong route, 4 weekly flights (Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Sunday) from July 2. Comment: Initial travelers are going to be all over the local news, and then disappointment will set in as the figures are lower than expected, and then it will ramp up faster than the infrastructure can manage. BAM sees 2Q turnaround […]

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ASIAN firms on 10% revenue growth target above Bt9.5b on recovery from all 4 business, including frozen seafoods, pet foods, ready-meals and tuna, aims to keeps margins within 14-15% range, allot Bt 400m to up capacity of pet foods & frozen fried foods, revamp production line. BAY sees weak mortgage lending from weak property demand […]

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AMA plans to add vessel before eoy, in talk M&A tanker & logistic business, plan to wrap up 2 deals 1H21, will report 3Q net profit on November 6, reassure turnaround from improving traffic on reopen. AOT’s cashflows drops to Bt40b from Bt77b normal level, may run out in mid-2021 if situation prolongs, may have […]

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BCH expects windfall from Social Security Office’s plan to offer members age >50 to recover quadrivalent influenza vaccine cover A/H1NI, A/H3N2, B1, B2, Bt450/shot announcement mid-October, valid from October 15 till Dec 31, expects Bt450-500m contribution from the campaign. GULF’s capital increase seen 1.26X oversubscribed, collecting Bt32b in fresh capital, keeps Bt110b investment plan for […]

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ABM target FY20 exports sales +30% yoy, thanks to strong demand for biomass fuels, target full year no less than 50k tons, new RDF fuel plant 2k tons capacity p.a. to cod in 4Q. BAFS expects full year jet fuel sales volume -60% yoy, in talk to buy 30mw solar farm to diversify risk, finalize […]

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MINT says worst is over in 2Q20, 70% of hotel operations and 90% of restaurants has resumed. Comment: One would hope so. And now with their balance sheet “saved” with the recent cap raise. Each quarter for the next 16 quarters will show constant improvement.  MTC sees solid recovery in 2H from school reopening and […]

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CPF’s founding family, Chearavanont, ranked 21th in the world richest family, highest among Thailand, with assets worth US$30.7b, Bloomberg. GUNKUL sees earnings bottom-out 2Q, 60mw Vietnam solar able to offset power equipment trading and underground wiring projects delayed from lockdown, expects solid turnaround 2H from JPN & TH solar high season, resumption of infra construction, […]

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AOT: mulls sending subsidiary, AOTGA, to replace THAI for ground operations, will signs Bt 9.7b SIA 3rd runway construction contract with NWR in August., target cod FY23. Comment: But all the news is about the reduction in income from the duty free player… ILM: launch built-in & custom made furniture services, Younique, to fill demand […]

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ANAN target Bt8b transfer in 2H from completion of 5 condos projects total Bt21b, 7 ready to move in projects 90% booked account for Bt20b. Comment: The question for prop co’s have been 1) GPM impact 2) Shift to low rise vs high rise and how they’ll manage this. BCPG & TEAMG win district cooling […]

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