Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 206 mn SABUY – The CEO buys another 1% in the company Sell(s) THB 382 mn KWM – A director, family member, does a block sale of 25% of the shares to…? MINT – The CEO dumped a tonne of shares. Is he going to lose his job? PJW – 82 […]

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Opposition targets 5 ministers, PM in no-confidence motion: The main opposition Pheu Thai Party will submit a no-confidence motion against at least five cabinet ministers to parliament, with the government’s planned procurement of 8.5 million sets of Chinese-made antigent test kits (ATK) among the issues targeted for censure. Bangkok Post Investment magnet: A new industrial […]

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BAFS signs JV OR to establish Global Aero Associates to expand jet fuel services in U-Ta-Pao airport EEC, target cod FY25. Comment: Just imagine the scenario in 5-10 years. Don Muang booming, Suvarnabhumi booming, and U-ta-pao benefiting from the EEC and growth of the Eastern Seaboard region. And then figure out what you would pay […]

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ERW sets Bt700m capex for 10 new hotels in Thai and Philippines. Comment: That number doesn’t make sense. THB 70mn/hotel? KTC reaffirms record high profit this year, despite difficult 3Q, to sell Bt800m worth of bad loan port and focus on secred loans. Comment: As long as people are paying the minimum amount then they […]

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BANPU sees growth momentum into 2H on higher gas and coal price, sets Bt45.7b 5-year capex, firms on boosting EBITDA from clean energy business to 50% overall from 43% current. Comment: Sure but the next 12 months is driven by gas/coal, but now the impact is going to be far lower to EPS due to […]

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BGC anticipates 2H turnaround from higher bottle/flexible/paper packaging sales on improved consumption/holiday season, allots Bt176m budget to up flexible packaging capacity to 50m sq.m p.a. to tap in food & pharma segment. IVL to acquire Brazil’s Oxiteno from Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. for $1.3b, to be completed by 1Q 2022. Oxiteno is a leading integrated surfactants […]

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And so yesterday we learnt that the lockdowns are continued, surprise surprise. Now 2Q21 earnings season is finished! Though there are a million calls/videos coming up for all the investors in the markets to pay attention to … hence why there have been minimal random thoughts from me. I’ll be back on it, there’s plenty […]

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ASIAN keeps Bt9.4b FY21 revenue target after logged Bt4.6b in 1H, sees demand for pet foods, pre-cooked meal & frozen seafood remained strong in 2H, positive THB revenue from weak currency. BANPU trades XR 3:1 @ Bt 5, XW 1:1 for RO subscribers today. Comment: They’ve already announced 1 deal, but I’m still annoyed by […]

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Notable transactions Buy(s) THB 44.6 mn SABUY – The CEO and major shareholder bought a few more shares. Sell(s) THB 250 mn SFLEX – The SFLEX owner dumped a stake to the COM7 owner, who appears to be desperate to move his capital around. Or is he building a network of holdings that will benefit […]

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Retail faces mass layoffs: Thailand’s retail market is expected to contract by 12% this year, with a million workers likely to lose their jobs if the government fails to accelerate the provision of financial aid measures to operators as well as offer domestic consumption stimulus, warns an industry body. Bangkok Post B53bn allotted for EEC […]

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