ADVANC TOT eyes new revenue from AIS pact – TOT Plc expects to earn revenue of at least Bt800mn a year from its network rental service once the state telecom enters a partnership with mobile leader Advanced Info Service (AIS). TOT chief executive Yongyuth Wattanasin said a one-year memorandum of understanding between the two parties […]
Read More →BKD Gets job in Saudi Arabia — BKD will partner with a Saudi Arabian partner for an interior decorating job in a hotel worth Bt1bn. It targets revenue growth in 2014 of 15% YoY after missing target of Bt1bn in 2013 due to a delay in construction work. It plans to bid for new projects […]
Read More →BANPU Writing off treasury stock — BANPU announced it will decrease registered capital by writing off the repurchased registry shares worth Bt135.6mn. The decrease will boost EPS and DPS by 5%. (Khao Hoon, 25/12/13) Comment: Well that’s an easy way to boost EPS BEC BEC concerned and political situation — It will boost ad rates […]
Read More →AJP New management team soon — AJP reports that a new management team will begin work in 1Q14, replacing the team that resigned. It says the change in management will not lead to a change in strategies. It said the political situation has no effect on operations. (Khao Hoon, 17/12/13) AOT AOT expects net profits […]
Read More →CPF Freshening CP Freshmart — CPF is spending Bt50mn on “CP Freshmart”, with promotional campaigns and a new Santa promotion. It expects sales during the holiday festival to double. (Khao Hoon, 11/12/13) EARTH expects 2014 coal sales at >8mn tons. The company will target more foreign markets to help support growth as it believes that […]
Read More →BMCL SRT advised not to take BMCL rights offer — The SRT’s financial advisor has concluded that SRT should not inject equity into BMCL, as it will remain in control despite the dilution of its holding to 14% if it does not take the capital increase rights offering. SRT will host a meeting today to […]
Read More →BMCL Capital raise okayed by shareholders — Shareholders have given approval for BMCL to raise capital by Bt8.55bn and change its rights offering from 5.9:1 (existing: new shares) to 1.39:1 share. Management says that the recapitalization will help strengthen the firm’s financial position by saving Bt640m on interest expense per year. (Khao Hoon, 12/11/13) Comment: […]
Read More →Forth Revenue down on slow hard disk drive market — FORTH says its revenue will fall from last year’s Bt5.9bn to Bt5bn this year due to the slowdown in the hard disk drive market. However, it is confident that net profit will increase to Bt250mn from Bt93mn. (Khao Hoon, 15/10/13) Comment: Thailand has been the […]
Read More →AMATA Flooding downs two factories on estate – Minor flooding at Chon Buri’s Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate has forced an auto parts factory and an electronic parts plant to shut down temporarily due to transport disruptions. Authorities say the water will recede within five days. The estate has seen minor flooding in phases 7-9, where […]
Read More →LH 3Q12 presales over Bt20bn — LH says that 3Q13 presales will be more than Bt20bn. Management expects the company to achieve its target Bt30bn as it expects to book rental revenue from its apartment in California in 4Q13, pushing its revenues for the year to more than Bt25bn. (Khao Hoon, 17/09/13) Comment: This property […]
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