There was an insightful op-ed in the BKK Post during the week comparing Thailand’s political drama to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, its quite the read and rather spot on, see below for some snippets and a link to the full article Our politics over the past 10 years has been one huge Shakespearean tragedy. A bitter feud […]

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ACD It is starting its project acquisition strategy by buying a condominium project worth Bt700mn. It plans to buy Bt350mn in property in Phuket. Management says it will wipe out retained loss of Bt300mn. It plans to invest in alternative energy next year. (Thun Hoon, 04/06/15) Comment: Another hybrid of property and alternative energy, am […]

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AMATA AMATA holds roadshow for AMATA Summit Growth REIT. It says local and foreign investors are interested in AMATA Summit Growth REIT due to its high dividend yield of 8.7%. It is expected to trade in June. (Thun Hoon, 03/06/15) Comment: And thus AMATA should be able to book a decent profit in 2Q15 AUCT AUCT opens […]

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FSMART FSMART expects revenue in 2Q15 will be robust, supported by the addition of top-up machines to bring its total to 50,000. It will also book revenue from selling advertising. It is confident that total revenue in 2015 will grow 40% from Bt1.16mn in 2014. (Kao Hoon, 2/6/15) Comment: Still an amazing cash flow generating […]

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There was a lot happening this past week, of interest to me is the Thai government looking to sell some stakes off in public and private enterprises. Thailand MPI drops 5.3% in Songkran month of April – The Manufacturing Production Index in April plunged 5.3 per cent from March as some manufacturers took more days off […]

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AH AH is dealing to buy firms in India, Malaysia and Japan, expected to be finalized by 2015. The company cut sales target to 5-10% due to a slowdown in the auto industry but it expects revenue to grow to Bt30bn in 2020. (Thun Hoon, 29/05/15) Comment: AH hasn’t been an attractive investment since 2006 […]

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AEC AEC targets 2015 market share of 4% from 2014’s 2% aided by customer base expansion. It is confident 2015 performance will show a net profit despite the loss in 1Q15 as the capital market recovered. It has seven investment banking deals that will raise revenue. (Thun Hoon, 28/05/15) Comment: It is a tough environment […]

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