We think that this number should be far higher, agricultural prices have dropped by 50% and you’re telling us that the farm economy has only shrunk by 4.2%? The farm economy contracted 4.2% year-on-year in the first half of 2015 as drought hit crops, but the livestock and fishery sectors still expanded, the Office of […]

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AUCT AUCT expects 2Q15 earnings of Bt42mn, 12-13% revenue growth and 2.59% dividend yield. (Khao Hoon, 16/07/15) Comment: Despite it’s great growth, it looks like the retail investors are beginning to realise that the share price has been quite overvalued BJCHI Foreign investors are interested in BJCHI shares after it held a roadshow in Hong […]

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Here are the key facts: Come December, Thailand will have more solar power capacity than all of Southeast Asia combined as record sums of money are poured into the sector in the hopes of nurturing a new energy source to help drive the region’s second-biggest economy. Thailand has been shifting from natural gas with once-plentiful […]

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ACD ACD expects to show net profit in 3Q15 backed by property management fees of Bt35mn. It plans to buy three hotels in Phuket, expected to be finalized in 4Q15. It plans to acquire more property business in Laos and Cambodia. It is confident 2015 revenue will be higher than Bt1bn and expects to wipe […]

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I look at Myanmar with a great deal of curiousity, the question in my mind are IF they are able to start their exchange what impact will that have on Singapore and Thailand’s ability to attract companies doing business there to list on their respective exchanges? Which brokers in the region are active in pursuing […]

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CWT CWT plans to invest in waste power plant, expects to sign PPA next month. It expects 2015 revenue of Bt1.2bn benefitting from cooperation with Japanese partner to expand abroad. (Thun Hoon, 14/07/15) Comment: CWT has been one of those companies that has at times looked quite cheap, but according to long term market investors, […]

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AAV AAV has no impact from China stock market woes. It is ready to open four new routes from U-Tapao and Don Muang to various cities China in 4Q15. It is confident that 2H15 will be robust supported by a 14.5mn passengers. (Kao Hoon, 13/7/15) Comment: The stock market in China naturally doesn’t have any impact on […]

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As a hat tip to Byron Wien’s annual opinion piece on his discussion with the Smartest Man in Europe, here’s my amateurish attempt. Every week I try to meet people either in the industry or outside the industry to just share thoughts on the developments in Thailand, the region, the world and w/o naming any […]

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