CPF CPF says sales and net profit in 1Q14 were strong. It is confident that sales will hit Bt450bn this year, up 10-15% YoY. (Khao Hoon, 18/04/14) Comment: No doubt on the sales growth, however with corn prices crawling higher, margin improvement may not be as good as they expected EARTH EARTH expects revenue of […]
Read More →AOT New taxiway: concrete, not asphalt — The CEO of AOT said that the company plans to instead use concrete instead of asphalt for the taxiway for Suvarnabhumi airport. It believes the cost will be lower, and it will save on maintenance costs. Management admits to an ongoing problem of water damage on the asphalt […]
Read More →ANAN Ananda scales back condo advertising – The SET-listed Ananda Development Plc (ANAN) has capped spending on marketing and advertising at 2.5% of sales, down from 4% last year, as the political turmoil looks set to dampen condo-buying sentiment throughout 2014. (Bangkok Post, 11/04/14) Comment: The pullback in advertising has been throughout all of Bangkok, […]
Read More →AOT Management expects 2014 passenger growth of 7.35%, down from prior estimate of 10%due to the slowed economy, political situation and lower Chinese tourism.(Khao Sod, 08/04/14) Comment: This silly country will still continue to perform well regardless of all the rubbish it creates for itself. GUNKUL GUNKUL continues to install solar rooftop after bidding for […]
Read More →AMATA Cutting back — Management expects to lower its investment in 2014 from the usual Bt3bn annually. It will put off land development and street construction due high cost. It will continue to invest once the political situation recovers to normal. Currently, it has 14000 rai waiting for development and 2200 rai already being developed. […]
Read More →AOT AOT expects FY2014 profit growth YoY on growth in normal operations. It aims to maintain EBITDA margin at 40%. (Post Today, 24/3/14) BCH BCH seeks additions to hospital chain – SET-listed Bangkok Chain Hospital Plc (BCH), the operator of Kasemrad Hospital and World Medical Center, is in talks to acquire three or four hospitals […]
Read More →CPF CPF finds a way to use used vegetable oil to produce Biodiesel B100 in its Saraburi plant. This will help lower its dependence on diesel imports by 1 million liters per year and lower energy costs plus help break the cycle of repeat use frying oil that can cause harm to consumers. (Khao Hoon, […]
Read More →BTS BTS passes first step to become co-ticket system developer worth Bt430mn.The Office of Transportation and Traffic Policy and Planning will ask candidates to offer technical plan and pricing in late April. It is expected to announce the winner in May.(Khao Hoon, 07/03/14) Comment: There is no reason why BTS shouldn’t win this LPN LPN […]
Read More →AP AP taps Japanese know-how, designs – Mitsubishi Estate Group (MEC), Japan’s biggest property developer, is looking to expand its property investment in Thailand after injecting Bt2.5bn this year through three joint venture condo projects with SET-listed developer AP. MEA signed the joint venture deal with AP in December, starting with three new condo projects […]
Read More →BCP BCP aims at EBITDA of Bt25bn in 2020, brought by a focus on projects with 15% IRR. It expects 2014 EBITDA of over Bt10bn, supported by solar farms. (Khao Hoon, 27/2/14) Bangchak to issue up to Bt8bn in bonds — BCP will issue Bt50-8bn worth of debentures in the second quarter of the year […]
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