BA BA reports 3Q17 loss of Bt157.28mn, on a fall in average revenue per passenger of 10.1% from intense competition in the industry. (Thun Hoon, 17/11/17) Comment: Every airline posted another quarter of poor earnings, but if oil goes the way I think (i.e. down), every player should be benefit BR BR plans to expand […]
Read More →BEAUTY BEAUTY targets 2018 revenue growth of 20% from 2017 to Bt3.1bn. It also plans to further expand its business overseas, with plans finalized by the beginning of 2018. It reports 3Q17 earnings of Bt348.20mn, growing by 65.61%, on higher sales and margin. (Thun Hoon, 14/11/17) Comment: Just astounding #’s FSMART FSMART reports 9M17 earnings […]
Read More →COM7 COM7 reported 3Q17 earnings of Bt150mn, growing by 66% with revenue of Bt5.529bn, up 39.80%, backed by an increase in distribution channels and the launch of a marketing campaign. (Thun Hoon, 10/11/17) Comment: That’s impressive numbers from COM7 FTE FTE reports 3Q17 earnings of Bt40mn, up 90%. It announced a dividend of Bt0.07/share, XD […]
Read More →AMA AMA is going to buy two ships for Bt800mn to raise its capacity to 100,000 dwt from the current 80,000 dwt. It expects revenue will grow by 30% and plans to hedge Thai baht currency risk. (Thun Hoon, 9/11/17) Comment: Only trading at 50x PE, why not. CPN CPN reports 3Q17 net profit of […]
Read More →BBL BBL says 2018 loans will grow similar to 2017 at 4-5% in tandem with ongoing fluctuations in the world economy. It also says that the BoT deposit policy act will not affect its business. (Thun Hoon, 2/11/17) Comment: Banks seem to be signaling that the NPL issue is over. BPP BPP contracted to invest […]
Read More →BDMS BDMS reports 3Q17 earnings of Bt2.2bn, down 4.6% YoY. It expects 4Q17 will recover in tandem with high season, which will increase the number of both international and domestic patients. (Khao Hoon, 31/10/17) Comment: Not quite accurate given that the company hasn’t announced earnings yet. EPCO EPCO says 3Q17 earnings were good, supported by […]
Read More →DTAC DTAC reports 3Q17 net profit of Bt601mn, decreasing 8.8% with 9M17 net profit of Bt1.5782bn decreasing by 23.50%. However, it reports strong EBITDA margin of 41% as a result of adapting a digital platform to its main business. (Khao Hoon, 19/10/17) Comment: EBITDA seems to be the way people are valuing DTAC, hence the […]
Read More →AGE AGE set up subsidiary “AGE Marine Logistics” for its water transport logistics business. It currently has eight ships and targets revenue proportion from this business of 2% in the first year. It plans to order four more vessels, bringing its total to ten in 2018. It says that revenue from this business is sustainable […]
Read More →AMATA AMATA will use 8,000 rai to develop “Smart cityâ€, partnering with SAAB from Sweden. It plans to start the investment in early 2018 and establish a joint venture company for aircraft parts production and aviation practice center. It also believes 2017 land sales will reach 1,000 rai. (Thun Hoon, 6/10/17) Comment: Its interesting that […]
Read More →BA BA signals 3Q17 earnings will turn positive from 2Q17, as number of passengers and load factor have increased significantly. It is going to open a new route, Bangkok-Phu Quoc to expand its presence in CLMV and increase revenue in the long term. Flights are expected to start on October 29. (Thun Hoon, 4/10/17) Comment: […]
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