JUTHA Board approves capital increase — JUTHA’s board has approved a capital increase of 49mn shares, priced at Bt4.50/share; 22.45mn will be privately placed (PP). (Khao Hoon, 16/09/13) Comment: Looking to buy more ships? LPN GFP raises LPN holding — The Government Pension Fund (GPF) has increased its holding in LPN by 10mn shares to […]
Read More →ERW Confident of meeting target growth — ERW is confident that revenues this year will reach its target growth of 15% as the business moves into high season in the second half. Profits grew strongly in 2Q13 after booking extraordinary gains on sale of assets to ERWPF fund. The company is also ready to expand […]
Read More →HMPRO HomePro bullish on sales — Home Product Center Plc, the operator of HomePro hardware stores, is confident of achieving 15% sales growth this year to Bt39.71bn despite the economic slowdown and weak purchasing power. As up to 80% of Home Pro’s customers are homeowners, they still spend on home repairs or renovations no matter […]
Read More →BTS on fast track – BTS Group Holdings Plc (BTS) reported a reviewed net profit of Bt10.82bn in its first quarter ending June 30 this year, up 5,463.37% YoY. Total revenue surged 1,358.2% to Bt16.04bn during the period, primarily due to both stronger operating performance and gains from the sale of net fare-box revenue to […]
Read More →AH Aapico sure of strong growth — AH expects positive growth for the rest of this year based on the solid car sales in the first quarter. President Yeap Swee Chuan said the Thai car industry will likely continue to rise, with 2.5mn vehicles expected to be produced and sold this year. Its Ayutthaya factories, […]
Read More →BAY BAY opens Laos venture — Krungsri Consumer, an unsecured loan lender under BAY, plans to commence its auto and personal loan joint venture in Laos in July. BAY’s two financial arms – Krungsri Consumer and Ahudhya Ca;pital Auto Lease (Krungsri Auto) – each own 35% of Krungsri Financial Service (Laos), with the balance held […]
Read More →AMATA AMATA to set up property fund this year — AMATA aims to set up a real estate property fund this year. It said sales have grown by 10-20% from last year’s 2,800 rai. It has also secured a backlog of land worth Bt7.6bn, which is expected to be recognized this year. The company will […]
Read More →In the paper yesterday there was more light shone upon the upcoming potential infrastructure funds in Thailand and they have listed a huge amount of businesses that take advantage of it… The SEC will allow two new types of businesses to raise funds through infrastructure funds: natural gas transport and oil pipelines, and information technology […]
Read More →Just out last night, see below for a quick summary MSCI Global Standard Indices # of Thai Additions: 4 Companies: Airports of Thailand (AOT) Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BGH) Central Pattana (CPN) Siam Makro (MAKRO) MSCI Global Small Cap Indices # of thai co’s in/out: 9/(5) Companies: +Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services (BAFS) +Golden land (GOLD) […]
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