BIOTEC signed MOU Beijing Super Power New Energy Tech Development (BJGSP) to invest in solid state battery to fill demand for energy storage for solar farm & household users. Comment: I have zero faith in anything a Thai company invests into in China. (exclu MINT with the food business) CENTEL may see positive surprise hotel […]

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BTS & BEM are expected to benefit from surging ridership on Blackpink concert this weekend Jan 7-8. Comment: News is reallllllllllllllllly lacking this first week back. CENTEL sees advance booking from Chinese travel agents accelerates ahead of China border reopens. Comment: Would be good to know what % this is of total bookings. EKH sees […]

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BGC anticipates solid turnaround from bottling unit on recovery consumptions post reopening November 1, tailwind from holiday season, mulls diversify to total packaging solutions to balance revenue mixed. EKH may report 670% jump in 3Q21 profit, boosted by windfall from field hospital and vaccination services for both private and public sectors, while reopening from November […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 270 mn TQM – Family members buying big. Sell(s) THB 422 mn BDMS – And the founder is back to being a seller. PJW – One of the family members (Vice Chair) dumps 2% of total outstanding shares. SPA – The MD sells off some shares.

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EPG’s confident of >Bt9b revenue this year, sees windfall from Biden’s latest infra spending plans. Comment: No, no, no. It’s a margin game for this company, half of it are auto’s (ok fine a recovery) but a “high oil price” is awful for their margins. HANA expects revenue this year to be close to 2019 […]

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ACG branches out from car dealership business to vehicle maintenance and parts sales services, FASTFIT, to expand client bases and mitigate risk from weak auto market. Comment: I find this to be a difficult business to do well in, they are up against incumbents such as BQUIK and ACT, and these are rather deep customer […]

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AGE AGE set capex of Bt30mn to set up a sorting and gliding plant, supporting its coal transportation services by sea, which it expects to contribute 10% of total revenue. It expects earnings growth of 10% with coal sales target growth of 20-30% to 4mn tons, focusing on customers in China, Vietnam and Cambodia. (Thun […]

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AEONTS AEONTS expects loan growth of 5% in FY2018. In 1H18FY, it has already provided loans of Bt52bn. It plans to launch promotions to stimulate spending during the yearend festivities. It has entered Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos and expects loans to reach Bt13bn in FY2020, pushing foreign revenue up to more than 10% of total […]

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AH AH maintains its revenue growth target at 3-5% this year, supported by growth in the automotive industry. It expects next year’s revenue to grow because its major customer, Isuzu, will launch a new car model. Its joint venture in Vietnam will launch a new car model in 3Q19. (Kao Hoon, 29/11/18) Comment: There’s a […]

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