BA anticipates it will not return to profit until 2024, though it sees investment opportunities in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services in the EEC for long term growth. Comment: MRO services are a great money maker at scale. The question is whether Thailand will be considered competitive when compared to Singapore and the Philippines. […]
Read More →AGE sets 5.5m tons coal sales target this year, boosting rev to Bt11b, sets Bt280m capex to expand logistics. Comment: Oh hello high coal prices and inventory gains. Think I’ve been banging on about this for 6 months. AOT expects 370K passengers thru Suvarnabhumi airports during 10 days around Songkran, +10% yoy, with flights increasing […]
Read More →Watch for a messy re-opening for tourism. Too many q’s re Phuket…1) Will this incompetent bunch of donkeys actually be able to systemically vaccinate the population there? 2) What about the tourists from Bangkok that frequent Phuket at the moment, do they not outnumber the potential number of foreign tourists for the next 3-6 months? […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 7.3 bn OSP – Left pocket right pocket, though I think the seller is probably going to build a massive art gallery after receiving this pile of cash. MJD – Largest shareholder in the family here takes another ~3% of the shares, way below market price. JMART – And boom the […]
Read More →NBTS said postponing 5G license payment proposal is in conflict with TORs and a special order under Article 44 is needed, otherwise would sure to result in further lawsuits. Transport Ministry to sign TH-China high-speed rail projects today, total 3 contracts worth Bt27b, China State Construction-NWR-AS Associate consortium wins Bt11.525b, ITD’s Bt6.57b and UNIQ wins […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →BPP buys 33.5% stake in 543mw Nakoso Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) powerplants for US$80m, deal to complete by end of April. CPF opens 2 new Chester grill restaurants, Lak-si and Bang-na, and launches chicken New Orleans new menu, on track to open 10 this year. OR extend land lease contract at Khlongtoey pier central […]
Read More →CHEWA upbeats 1Q earnings from strong transfer of home office projects, Hallmark Ladprao, sees recovery demand from SMEs clients, Bt1.61b out of Bt2.17b backlog to realize this year, firms on 50% FY21 revenue growth target above Bt2.5b. Comment: Basically has gone nowhere. CHO rolls out prototype of 2nd gen EV London Taxi, will official debut […]
Read More →Over the last 12 months, everyone made a killing. I’ve been thinking more about the next 12-18 months and wondering 1) Rates move = banks earnings coming back therefore ROE improvement despite the dead economy 2) The bigger get bigger (ranted on this enough times) 3) Commodities on a multi-year uptrend cycle (does this then […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 135 mn NEX – EA buying into NEX, so the CFO of EA takes a position for himself. SICT – The deputy CEO buys THB 24 mn Sell(s) THB 219 mn SICT – The CEO dumps THB 28 mn (odd when seeing the above) PLANET – So the CEO and CTO […]
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