Thailand Outlook for 2014 economy varies, uncertainty over new govt, budget spending clouds growth forecast – Bank of Thailand Governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul acknowledged yesterday that if a new government is not formed next year, economic expansion could be affected to a certain degree, as the government remains a key driver of the economy through spending […]
Read More →CPF No growth hormones — CPF says that its chicken is safe and that it does not use growth hormones. It said the more rapid growth comes from an improved strain and better use of technology, along with better farm management and disease prevention. (Khao Hoon, 13/12/13) EA Investing Bt25bn in solar and wind farms […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 333mn BTS – K. Keereeee buys another THB 234 mn worth of shares IFEC – The founder continues to sell to K. Wichai, another THB 64 mn worth of shares Sell(s) THB 259 mn EIC – No idea what happened here, but its been a volatile stock and key shareholders have […]
Read More →ARROW ARROW continues to grow in high season 4Q13 — ARROW says that clients are making many orders. It expects 2013 revenue growth of 13-15% YoY, below its earlier target at 20% YoY and is also building a new factory. (Khao Hoon, 12/12/13) BTS 8% YoY growth in passengers this year — BTS expects passenger […]
Read More →CPF Freshening CP Freshmart — CPF is spending Bt50mn on “CP Freshmartâ€, with promotional campaigns and a new Santa promotion. It expects sales during the holiday festival to double. (Khao Hoon, 11/12/13) EARTH expects 2014 coal sales at >8mn tons. The company will target more foreign markets to help support growth as it believes that […]
Read More →BAFS 10% growth in fuel sales in November — BAFS reports fuel sales of 435mn liters in November, up 10% YoY. 11M13 sales increased to 4.49bn liters due to more flights. (Khao Hoon, 9/12/13) Comment: This company can essentially be seen as a bond that grows with the increased traffic at the Bangkok Airports ECF […]
Read More →BTS Expects extension to bring in 30-40% more riders — BTS says it expects the Silom-Bangwa extension will add 30-40% new users. VGI will get additional revenue from more commercial space. (Khao Hoon, 06/12/13) Comment: The addition of the extension is positive news for the co, went to check it, now the question is what […]
Read More →Well politics and foreign fund selling of the region continue, plus as we’ve stated for the longest time this year, valuations still are highish
Read More →Predictions for 2014 by the major investment banks have started floating around, local houses should be releasing them shortly too, so here are my intelligent thoughts: We will still have a silly amount of liquidity flowing around the world, tapering isn’t tightening, Japan is unleashing a massive amount, Europe may even use negative rates, so […]
Read More →With the continued political noise, holidays coming around and the market not being as buoyant as it was in the beginning of the year, a lot of the bigger ipo’s and IFF’s and property funds have been put off to next year, and of course politics doesn’t have an impact on the smaller names, it’s […]
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