There’ll be the usual annual rebalancing in the SET Indices names this week, the official changes are: SET50 Additions: BA, BMCL, CBG, ITD, SAWAD, TPIPL, WHA, THCOM Deletions: BAY, BIGC, BJC, HEMRAJ, KTIS, SCCC, SPALI, VGI SET 100 Additions: ASP, BA, BEAUTY, CBG, CKP, LHBANK, MONO, RS, S, SAPPE, U, UNIQ, WHA Deletions: BAY, BCH, BIGC, BJC, IFEC, […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →AKR 2Q15 earnings expected to outperform. AKR will sign a contract for an electric transformer project worth Bt100mn with EGAT next week. The company is preparing for upcoming bids, expecting to win 10-15% of the Bt4bn up for bids. It plans to invest Bt1.2bn in a solar power plant. (Thun Hoon, 22/05/15) Comment: Perhaps with […]
Read More →CRANE CRANE says 1Q15 earnings will be better than last year after getting new projects. It targets 2015 revenue growth of more than 20%, with more acceleration of new government projects. It will focus more on foundation jobs to raise revenue. (Thun Hoon, 02/04/15) Comment: I’ve always liked this company, now the issue here is […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC ready to bid for any license and on any spectrum available. The firm says the increase in small cells means its network capacity can serve up to 50mn subscribers. Currently, ADVANC has about 44.3mn subs. The firm has launched a new service so called “Beat Banking” to drive data growth this year. (Kao […]
Read More →BANPU BANPU plans to invest in renewable power plant in China, solar and wind, after the government revealed its incentive plan. In addition, the company will invest in a power plant in Indonesia with a partner to be announced soon. These investments will boost its revenue and profit in the longer term. (Thun Hoon, 17/03/15) […]
Read More →Note: Scroll down to see commentary for the past 3 days. Stocks in the news (amata, arrow, bay, bkd, cbg, ecl, kbs, ldc, pf, ptg, ptt, spali, super, tcap, thai, ttcl, wha) 27.01.15 AMATA AMATA plans to invest in industrial estate in Myanmar, in addition to its existing investment in Vietnam to prepare for the […]
Read More →The SET has announced the semi-annual index review results for the SET50, SET100 & SETHD indices to be effective the first half of 2015 (Jan 1 – Jun 30). SET50 Index (SET50): 4 ADDED: CK, HEMRAJ, KTIS & SPALI 4 DELETED: BLA, GLOBAL, KKP & THCOM SET100 Index (SET100): 10 ADDED: ANAN, DEMCO, HANA, ICHI, […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN budgets Bt3bn to purchase land to support business expansion. The company targets revenue of Bt12-15bn with presales of Bt22.5-23.5bn in 2015. (Kao Hoon, 11/12/14) Comment: The upside for me in ANAN is on operational leverage i.e. fixed costs should be stable, thus with revenue growth of 20-30%, i wouldn’t be surprised to see […]
Read More →AI Management expects revenue of Bt9bn in 2015 from Bt5bn in 2014 and will invest Bt200mn to increase palm oil production capacity and set up solar power plant with 2.6MW capacity supporting sharp revenue and earnings growth. (Thun Hoon, 20/11/14) Comment: Another firm that will have a small solar power plant – 2.6 MW means […]
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