Thailand delays launch of $2.9-bln infrastructure fund to second quarter. Feb 8 Thailand plans to launch a 100-billion baht ($2.85 billion)infrastructure fund in May or June this year, the finance minister said on Wednesday, as the military government seeks to fund investment projects to boost a sluggish economy. Last month, a ministry official said the […]
Read More →ASIAN ASIAN is looking for a partner to expand its business line. It talking to a party in the U.S. and expects some progress this year. It hopes to broaden its customer base abroad. It targets 2017 revenue to grow 20% by implementing active strategies. It plans to launch new products to bring up orders […]
Read More →AMA AMA expects to finish the deal to buy a second ship within 2Q17 and expects the ship to be in service in April. This will increase 2017 capacity to 72,000 tons from currently 46,000 tons. It targets 2017 revenue growth of 50%, backed by recovery in shipping. It plans to invest in the logistics […]
Read More →BJC BJC will recognize a full year revenue from BIGC after completing M&A. It expects 2017 net profit of Bt7.7bn, up 104%YoY on the back of 1-2% SSS growth and new stores. (Thun Hoon, 08/02/17) Comment: 3 things, 1. Full year recognition; 2. Interest payments decrease; 3. BIGC margins improve. Now if BJC executives get […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC decreased its payout ratio from 100% to 70% to support its financial statement. Its 2016 net profit was Bt30.66bn, down 22% because of higher expense. (Kao Hoon, 06/02/17) Comment: No surprises here. We are curious to see how much more they’ll spend on marketing campaigns. ARROW ARROW expects profit to record a new […]
Read More →I’ve noticed that the 10 year thai gov bonds are now yielding ~2.4%, just 12 months ago it was at ~1.6%. With the current divvy for the SET only at 3% will the yield chasers switch away from equities to go back to fixed income products? Interesting to note that healthcare hasn’t been performing well […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 29.7 mn n/a Sell(s) THB 43.4 mn n/a
Read More →Bitcoin Is it possible that bitcoin has replaced gold as the go to safety currency during times of volatility and political turmoil? As ridiculous as this may first sound it may very well be the case when you look at these charts. We’ve seen the dollar go on a massive run in the past few […]
Read More →Minister of Finance expected GDP growth of 4% due to mid-year budget of Bt190bn and better exports growth. (Thai Post, 30/1/17) BoT expects mortgage loan growth to slow down as a result of slowing demand and high household debt rather than banks’ tightening policy. (Bangkok Biz, 30/1/17) FPO raises growth forecast for GDP. The Fiscal […]
Read More →AAV AAV targets 19.5mn passengers in 2017 and expects load factor of 84%. Going forward, its strategy is to expand its route network to new potential markets including CLMV that will balance revenue contribution which at this point is heavily reliant on the China market. It plans for the expansion to eventually lower the revenue […]
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