BEAUTY BEAUTY open to more foreign partners as it hopes this will put it in the lead in the ASEAN hub. The company plans to invest Bt200mn to open 78 new branches to help bump profits up by 20% a year. It said that the political turmoil has not harmed performance – sales in April […]
Read More →CK Gets Contract 1 of Green Line — The MRTA board has selected CK to take Contract 1 of the Green Line Bearing-Samut Prakarn worth Bt137mn. (Khao Hoon, 28/04/14) ERW ERW: 1Q14 revenue to fall 25% YoY, pulled down by the political turmoil. However, there are better signs moving into 2Q14. It expects revenues this […]
Read More →AMATA AMATA says 1Q14 investment slowed due to political instability. It expects investment to return once calm is restored. It is negotiating with 7-8 foreign investors. (Khao Hoon, 01/04/14) Comment: Not much of a surprise here, but its good value still @ these prices. AOT AoT banks on ‘airport city’ plan to boost revenue – […]
Read More →BCP BCP lowers 2014 growth target to 6% – BCP has downgraded its revenue growth target from 10% to 6% this year due to political strife and economic slowdown. It has maintained production output at its Bangkok refinery at 94,000 barrels per day despite declining petrol consumption as products with high demand growth are the […]
Read More →AH Aapico to slim down on costs- Aapico Hitech Plc (AH), the SET-listed automotive parts manufacturer, plans to maintain its 2014 profit margin at 3-4%, the same level as last year, even though its revenue is expected to fall by 5-10% in line with sluggish domestic car sales. (Bangkok Post, 19/03/14) Comment: AH has a […]
Read More →CPN CPN invests Bt50mn in “CPN the Great Chinese New Year 2014†campaign. It hopes to stimulate consumption and aims shoppers growing 10-20%. (Khao Hoon, 23/1/14) Comment: This company has grown with Thailand’s upcountry growth in the past few years, I can’t really believe rumours that they are supporting the protests at all. GLAND GLAND […]
Read More →BAY Expects merger with MUFG to strengthen — BAY expects to be stronger after merging with MUFG, bulked up by that entity’s loan and deposit portfolios. Net profit in 4Q13 is expected to touch Bt4.09bn, a 7.8% YoY increase, supported by the booking of gains from expiration of Vayupak. (Khao Hoon, 24/12/13) BAY out of […]
Read More →BMCL Capital raise okayed by shareholders — Shareholders have given approval for BMCL to raise capital by Bt8.55bn and change its rights offering from 5.9:1 (existing: new shares) to 1.39:1 share. Management says that the recapitalization will help strengthen the firm’s financial position by saving Bt640m on interest expense per year. (Khao Hoon, 12/11/13) Comment: […]
Read More →BAY Bangkok Branch of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ takeover approved by BoT — BAY reports that the Bank of Thailand has approved the entire business transfer of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Limited, Bangkok Branch to BAY. This will take place within one year from the date on which Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ becomes a shareholder of […]
Read More →AP 2H13 to be good — AP expects second half performance to be strong and will book revenue of Bt10bn from its backlog of more than Bt30bn. It expects sales in 2H13 to reach Bt13bn. It has raised the number of project launches this year to 28, a total value of Bt32bn. (Khao Hoon, 11/09/13) […]
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