ADVANC FY19 came after close at Bt 31.19b +5% yoy; missed Bt 32.18b consensus, pays interim Bt 7.34 dps, XD Feb 19. Comment: It’s a dividend payer, if 5G bids and capex are too strenuous it should comfortably maintain its DPS ratio, perhaps even an increase? AOT: report Feb MTD passenger arrival at SIA drops […]

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AAV may save as much as Bt800m after Cabinet cut jet fuel tax from Bt4.726/liter to Bt0.20/liter, Bt300m for THAI. Comment: But it may not make up for the loss in demand.  ADVANC, TRUE, DTAC, TOT and CAT have all submitted bids for 5G spectrums, with ADVANC and TRUE said to be vying for 3 […]

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ADVANC, DTAC, TRUE, TOT, CAT are expected to submit bidding for 5G licenses today, qualified bidders will be announced on February 11 and auction begins February 16 Comment: WHERE’S JAS? IHL wins contract to supply leather to US footwear, KEEN, production starts 2Q, expects to wrap up additional 4 contract this year. IVL cod 440ktpa […]

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Up and until the latest flu virus hit I was of the viewpoint that 2020 would see a recovery in YoY economic #’s Tourism figures would continue to improve Banking would still be weak due to the industry’s structural changes The THB/USD would be slightly weaker but not by more than -1% or so Property […]

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BTS will kick-off trial run of Gold line (Thonburi-Khlongsan Iconsiam) in April, t/g cod North Green line extension 3 stations (Forest dept-Bangbua & 11th Infantry in 2H20. CHAYO upbeats FY20 earnings from larger debts under management yoy, anticipates wider margins from low rate environment, will add more NPLs in portfolio. Comment: And JMT should have […]

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Arbitration Court orders ADVANC to pay Bt31b plus 1.25% interest to TOT on dispute over amended prepaid revenue sharing contract. ADVANC said it has strong financial to deal with this, yet will fight the case in admin court. Comment: This was a surprise to the market but it was well noted in the financial statements […]

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AAV expects to lose 300,000 Chinese passengers during 1Q20, as flights to China make up 30% of its total rev, to ramp up India and Japan routes. Comment: Well given the Thai government’s response to the virus I doubt that the international travelers from India and Japan are going to make up for the short […]

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BAM may report Bt12b FY19 prft, +122% yoy and pay Bt1.3 dividend or 5% yield, and thrive in weak econ, Tabloid. Comment: If you think this should be trading similar to JMT then its worth 2x. But do realise that BAM’s business model is different.  D’s appointed by Carl Zeiss Meditec AG to be sole […]

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