EARTH Raises capital to buy mine in Indonesia — EARTH increased its capital by 1.47bn shares to acquire a coal mine in Indonesia. The company said the dilution affect is 10% and it is confident that revenues this year will exceed Bt8 bn from 4 million tons of coal sales. It expects revenue growth of […]

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BAY Japan company wins bid for BAY — Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc won the BAY’s bid from GE Capital International Holding Corporation. BAY will announce the official result to the SET on Dec 26, 2012. (Khao Hoon, 24/12/12) Comment: I can believe this story far more than any of the Malaysian bank rumours, […]

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Summary of the past week’s key events Positive(s) Thai Nov car exports exceed 100,000 units Japan held elections last weekend which saw the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) come to power with an overwhelming victory. LDP’s Shinzo Abe is expected to replace prime minister Yoshihiko Noda and had campaigned promising more monetary and fiscal stimulus. BoJ […]

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ANAN Buys land for condo on Sukhumvit — ANAN acquires the land to develop a condominium in Sukumvit worth Bt825mn, using the funds from its IPO. The company expects to launch the first phase in 1Q13 with construction finished in 1Q14. (Tun Hoon, 19/12/12) Comment: They needed to IPO to raise capital and I’m not […]

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DNA To trade on MAI next week — DNA will trade on MAI on 21st December 2012. Management said the company’s strength lies in its strong leadership in the home entertainment – movie and music – business. The company currently has 1,432 branches and aims to take number one market share by using the money […]

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EASTW Looking at 20% YoY sales growth — EASTW is confident that its sales will increase 20%YoY from last year sales of Bt3.31bn due to the quantity sold and 10% price increase. The company will invest Bt4 bn to construct a water pipeline to Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate next year. (Khao Hoon, 17/12/12) Comment: […]

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