ADVANC ADVANC decreased its payout ratio from 100% to 70% to support its financial statement. Its 2016 net profit was Bt30.66bn, down 22% because of higher expense. (Kao Hoon, 06/02/17) Comment: No surprises here. We are curious to see how much more they’ll spend on marketing campaigns. ARROW ARROW expects profit to record a new […]
Read More →AOT AOT will split par to Bt1/share on Jan 27 which will increase liquidity. It expects 1QFY17 earningsof Bt4.9bn, up 6%, brought by more passengers. (Kao Hoon, 24/01/17) Comment: Retail investors and basically everyone else are going to love this. CHOW CHOW plans to operate more power plants. It targets total capacity of 100MW by […]
Read More →BIZ BIZ reported 2Q16 net profit of Bt8.10mn with total revenue of Bt106.59mn, growth of 502% backed by more orders. (Kao Hoon, 06/08/16) GPSC GPSC reported 2Q16 net profit of Bt686mn or growth of 45%, with 1H16 net profit of Bt1.56mn, growth of 55%. It plans to invest in new projects in Thailand and abroad. […]
Read More →BEM MRTA board approved hiring BEM to install a system at Taopoon-Bang Sue station for Bt63mn. It expects to sign the contract in September and finish the project within March 2017. It plans to negotiate with BEM to operate the Blue Line until 2042. (Kao Hoon, 03/08/16) BCP BCP negotiating with Indonesian partner to set […]
Read More →GIFT GIFT is talking to a prospective partner to set up a subsidiary to operate in the power business with a 25% stake. It plans to expand to the utilities business with cash on hand of Bt230mn. It expects to list on the SET, with finalization in a month. It expects 2016 revenue to mark […]
Read More →AGE AGE reported 1Q16 profit growth of 114% YoY on total revenue of Bt940mn thanks to its cost reduction as well as a better performance. It targets 2016 revenue growth of 10%. (Thun Hoon, 17/5/16) Comment: It’s still far away from where they used to be pre’08 AOT AOT reported 2FYQ16 net profit of Bt5.56bn […]
Read More →ACC ACC expects to wipe out retained losses. It expects net profit to return to the black in 2016 after it expands its business to trading, property, and alternative energy business. It expects to pay a dividend this year on its turnaround. (Thun Hoon, 28/04/16) Comment: A quick scan of the company shows that they […]
Read More →EASTW EASTW expects 2Q16 net profit to be peak because of seasonality. It expects 2016 revenue to grow 5% from 2015’s Bt4.65bn brought by continuous demand growth. It plans to list its subsidiary by 4Q16. (Thun Hoon, 19/04/16) Comment: We’ve been waiting for this UU IPO for quite a while now. GOLD GOLD is talking […]
Read More →BIG BIG adjusts revenue target growth to 15% from 10% supported by camera market growth. It plans to start up “Print Gift” services in May to increase net and gross margins. (Kao Hoon, 17/03/16) Comment: One interesting tidbit here is with the model cycle, when new models are released the older models will naturally see […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC has budgeted Bt7bn to expand to fixed broadband and plans to be a big player within 3-5 years. It expects 2016 revenue to be close to 2015’s Bt156bn with EBITDA growth of 37- 38%. It guarantees a dividend of 100% of net profit. (Thun Hoon, 08/03/16) Comment: 1) I think the news meant […]
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