BJC Foreign banks help BJC fund US$6.2bn Big C buy – Berli Jucker Plc (BJC) has tapped foreign banks including BNP Paribas as well as domestic lenders to raise US$6.2 billion for its acquisition of Big C Supercenter Plc, putting it on track to successfully meet a March 31 financing deadline. (Bangkok Post, 4/3/16) Comment: […]
Read More →BAY BAY targets loan growth of 7% mainly corporate loans in Thailand and Japan. It expects revenue from fees to grow, offsetting lower NIM. It expects NPLs in 2016 of not over 2.5% and plans to sell Bt2-3bn in NPLs. It plans to issue a debenture worth no less than Bt10bn to bring Tier 2 […]
Read More →AOT AOT will open Don Mueang Airport Terminal 2 on Mar 8. This terminal can handle up to 30mn passengers annually. It expects 2016 passenger growth of 26%. It expects Don Mueang and Phuket airport to contribute additional revenue of Bt1bn in 2016. (Khao Hoon, 02/03/16) Comment: Plus you do have phuket opening as well, […]
Read More →CI CI expects revenue to reach Bt6bn in three years. It reported revenue growth of 15% to Bt2.7bn in 2015 supported by backlog of Bt3-4bn. It plans a deal with a China partner to set up a 5-star hotel. It plans to set up a Bt1.5bn REIT for Sripanwa Hotel in 2H16. (Thun Hoon, 1/3/16) […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC reports more than 500,000 of its 2G clients have upgraded to 3G. It aims at getting more than 10mn 4G users from 4.4mn now. It has budgeted of Bt40bn to expand its business in 2016. (Kao Hoon, 29/2/16) Comment: The number we read this morning from the news was 5 mn users already. […]
Read More →It has been a long time since we’ve seen so many green bars for sectors on the SET. Earnings season finishes today and it has be o-k so far. I’m still curious to see how this constitutional draft well be completed…
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 37 mn N/a Sell(s) THB 69 mn TU – Looks like this director has had a good time trading shares
Read More →Humour Would you believe it if I said that Thailand is the second best performing market in Asia this year? Nearly +4.5% in USD terms Airlines Nok Let’s start with Nok Airways, it appears that ever since its ludicrously expensive IPO Â no one has been a believer in Nok Airways, perhaps its the way that […]
Read More →SET-listed IRPC Plc is Thailand’s largest integrated refinery and petrochemical company. President Sukrit Surabotsopon discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. What is IRPC’s business model? In simple terms, our operations start from importing crude oil to refining oil into petroleum products such as naphtha, petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas and making petrochemical products. Petroleum […]
Read More →January export value slides by 8.9% — JANUARY’S export value continued contracting by 8.9 per cent to US$15.71 billion on the same global factors – slumping demand and rock-bottom crude-oil prices. (The Nation, 26/2/16) Household debt expected to remain above 80% of GDP — THE LEVEL of household debt this year is expected to continue […]
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