Here are some comments from around the Web + my own at the bottom Thailand is the least preferred equity market in Southeast Asia given lofty valuations and ongoing political uncertainty, Morgan Stanley wrote in a report this week, predicting a possible 10 percent decline in the MSCI Thailand Index in dollar terms. The baht […]
Read More →ABC ABC expects to report net profit in 3Q15 after a loss of Bt32mn, with revenue of Bt3bn. It plans to expand to E-commerce by launching an application with a credit card point redemption campaign. (Khao Hoon, 26/05/15) Comment: I still have extreme doubts on ABC’s business, perhaps they’ll allow us to redeem credit card […]
Read More →The market continues to wobble around the 1,500 levels, why? Well economic growth is still a bit meh, more importantly earnings are meh and in reality we aren’t going to see anything wonderful until infrastructure spending actually kicks in, and the market is still pricing in those potential high levels. Going forward we may have […]
Read More →AJP Targets 2015 revenue of Bt750mn backed by strong fundamental. It plans to restructure business by focusing on IT business, event organization and alternative energy. (Khao Hoon, 25/05/15) BRR 2015 revenue expected to grow 50% from 2014’s Bt241mn aided by increasing electricity sales and sugar orders. Its 9.9MW power plant is operating and it plans […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 444 mn EA – A huge share swap BA – He seems to be continually buying his shares back in the market. LPN – It’s not often that you see management buying shares in LPN, they must believe that their projects are not going to be affected whilst many projects that are […]
Read More →Thailand Economy will expand by 4.7%: Prayut – Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha expects the economy to expand by 3.7 to 4.7 per cent next year, when the government starts spending the Bt2.72-trillion budget earmarked for the 2016 fiscal year. (The Nation, 22/5/15) Baht to remain volatile for now, BOT warns – The Baht will […]
Read More →AKR 2Q15 earnings expected to outperform. AKR will sign a contract for an electric transformer project worth Bt100mn with EGAT next week. The company is preparing for upcoming bids, expecting to win 10-15% of the Bt4bn up for bids. It plans to invest Bt1.2bn in a solar power plant. (Thun Hoon, 22/05/15) Comment: Perhaps with […]
Read More →TPCH taps into bright future for biomass power TPC Power Holding Plc (TPCH), which listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in January, is the country’s largest biomass power plant company. President Cherdsak Wattanavijitkul discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. What is the history of TPCH? TPC Power Holding began as the business development subsidiary […]
Read More →And yet people wonder why there are so many accidents…investment wise – insurance premiums to increase in the future? Source: Bangkok Post
Read More →It isn’t a secret that Thailand hasn’t really invested in its own infrastructure since before the Asian Financial Crisis, granted we have had the creation of the skytrain, subway and airport, but these were all Bangkok-specific and not throughout the whole country. Investment made up about a fifth of total spending in fiscal years 2002 through […]
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