BCP BCP reported 2016 profit of Bt4.7bn or growth of15%. The board approved a dividend of Bt1/share, XD on Mar 1. It is confident that 2017 EBITDA will grow 20%, supported by full capacity operations at its refinery. (Kao Hoon, 20/02/17) BIG BIG reported 2016 profit of Bt846mn, increasing 84% from 2015, setting a new […]
Read More →Thiensurat PCL (SET:TSR) Expanding throughout Thailand Thiensurat Public Company Limited (SET:TSR) Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ekarat Changyoo discusses the company’s strategy and outlook in The Executive Talk (TET) by ShareInvestor.com. TET: TSR’s business model has evolved over the past few years. Could you explain these developments and why they were made? Our core customers are […]
Read More →Land tax tweaked to spur activity. The land and buildings tax to be levied on vacant land will increase by 0.5 percentage points every three years until it is capped at 5%, says Deputy Finance Minister Wisudhi Srisuphan . (Bangkok Post, 14/02/17) Ministry of Commerce expects Thai economy to grow 3-4% since higher oil prices […]
Read More →2S 2S targets steel sales of 180,000 tons/year with an investment budget of about 5% of total assets. It also plans to improve machine efficiency which it expects will boost 1H17 performance. It also plans to expand to CLMV on the back of high demand. (Thun Hoon, 17/02/17) ACAP ACAP posted 2016 revenue of Bt468.8mn, […]
Read More →ASAP ASAP plans to offer an IPO of 210mn shares, with subscription in the third week of March and trading on the SET on Mar 30. It will use the funds to build “ASAP Auto Parkâ€, a full-service automotive center at Bangna. (Kao Hoon, 16/02/17) Comment: Love the ticker, no idea on the business yet, […]
Read More →AOT AOT reported 1QFY17 profit of Bt5.1bn or growth of 10%, supported by 6.11% passenger growth to 30.6mn passengers and an increase in flights of 6.94% to 204,000 flights. (Kao Hoon, 15/02/17) Comment: So stock split is done & then its gone ahead and declined on fears of slowing passenger growth and capex of THB […]
Read More →We are starting to see some weakness in certain sectors this year. basically the ones that have done very well in 2016 i.e. every commodity based company.
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 27.3 mn n/a Sell(s) THB 19.7 mn n/a
Read More →DRT DRT has set aside Bt100mn to upgrade its machinery, which it expects will reduce cost and expand margin to 25%. It expects 2017 revenue growth of 5%, supported by customer expansion and home renovations in the south. (Thun Hoon, 14/02/17) Comment: Walking/driving around the provinces over the weekend did give me an idea that […]
Read More →Thailand delays launch of $2.9-bln infrastructure fund to second quarter. Feb 8 Thailand plans to launch a 100-billion baht ($2.85 billion)infrastructure fund in May or June this year, the finance minister said on Wednesday, as the military government seeks to fund investment projects to boost a sluggish economy. Last month, a ministry official said the […]
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