BBL BBL to support credit loan of Bt1.44bn for 20.1MW hydropower plant in Laos in the JV between B Grimm and S.V. Group. (Thun Hoon 25/05/17) Comment: Rumours have it that B Grimm will eventually IPO on the SET. It’ll be interesting to see which businesses they decide to bundle into the IPO should it […]
Read More →BIZ BIZ announced 1Q17 earnings of Bt4.12mn, growing from 1Q16’s Bt0.39m, driven by higher sales and lower cost. It plans to launch new products. It plans to continue transferring Bt350mn in work on hand. (Thun Hoon, 17/05/17) Comment: I am curious to hear about this business BRR BRR reports 1Q17 net profit growth of 221% […]
Read More →BCPG BCPG expects 2Q17 performance to continue to grow from 1Q17’s Bt454mn on the back of higher Ft and additional 130MW in power generation in Japan. It continues to invest in power plants in Japan. (Thun Hoon, 05/05/17) DTAC DTAC is partnering with Netmarble to launch Lineage 2 Revolution in Thailand. It targets 1mn […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC reported 1Q17 net profit of Bt7.69bn, down slightly from 1Q16’s Bt8bn. Service revenue was Bt31.36bn, up 4% YoY, with 40.6mn subscribers. AIS Fibre expanded its customer base to 373,900 subscribers. It expects 2017 revenue growth of 4-5%. (Thun Hoon, 28/04/17) Comment: I do wonder when will this industry be overtaken by a clever […]
Read More →AOT AOT expects passenger pass-through via its 6 airports to reach 5.36mn during the 14-day Songkran festive season, an increase of 12.05% YoY, with 32,000 flights, up 7.22%YoY (Kao Hoon, 05/04/17) Comment: What slowdown in tourism? BIZ BIZ wins a project for radiation therapy machine installation worth Bt84.9mn at Roi-et Hospital. The contract will […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 29.5 mn N/A Sell(s) THB 352.6 mn ORI – Now why would one of the owners sell such a large block? Or who would buy the block at this price? CCN – Looks like someone else is becoming a new major shareholder in CCN
Read More →ABC ABC plans to invest in WeChat Pay project, a mobile payment application for Chinese tourists. It expects this to contribute revenue of Bt1bn/month. It plans to partner with department stores and is looking for other partners as well. (Kao Hoon, 07/03/17) Comment: Where does the news get these magical #’s from? APCO APCO […]
Read More →AAV AAV expects 1Q17 performance to be good on seasonality. It expects load factor to hit 86% against its full year target of 84% with passengers of 19.5mn. It plans to increase both domestic and international routes to handle the CLMV market. (Thun Hoon, 06/0 3/17) AMATA AMATA expects to benefit from high demand from […]
Read More →ASIAN ASIAN is looking for a partner to expand its business line. It talking to a party in the U.S. and expects some progress this year. It hopes to broaden its customer base abroad. It targets 2017 revenue to grow 20% by implementing active strategies. It plans to launch new products to bring up orders […]
Read More →BAY BAY targets loan growth of 6-8% this year by focusing on corporate and personal loans. Ittargets NPLs to not be higher than 2.5% with bad debt of 1.4-1.5%. It expects 4Q16 bad debt tobe higher because of adding one more corporate loan. (Kao Hoon, 01/02/17) Comment: Part of me is still of the viewpoint […]
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