AGE AGE is cooperating with a Chinese partner to expand its market in China. It targets sales of 50,000tons/month which will support its target growth of 25-30% from 2.36mn tons in 2016. It plans to implement active strategy both at home and abroad and plans to diversify to logistics and warehouse businesses. (Thun Hoon, 08/03/17) […]
Read More →ABC ABC plans to invest in WeChat Pay project, a mobile payment application for Chinese tourists. It expects this to contribute revenue of Bt1bn/month. It plans to partner with department stores and is looking for other partners as well. (Kao Hoon, 07/03/17) Comment: Where does the news get these magical #’s from?  APCO APCO […]
Read More →I’ve been writing these interviews for the Bangkok Post and now ACN Newswire for the past decade with what has basically been the same generic question list of biz model, financials, industry, differentiation, risk, 5 years. And every once in a while I’ll add the history, AEC and an industry specific question. But what else would you ask? […]
Read More →AAV AAV expects 1Q17 performance to be good on seasonality. It expects load factor to hit 86% against its full year target of 84% with passengers of 19.5mn. It plans to increase both domestic and international routes to handle the CLMV market. (Thun Hoon, 06/0 3/17) AMATA AMATA expects to benefit from high demand from […]
Read More →After a rip roaring start to the market, the market has been experiencing a pullback of sorts. Odd to see that the agri names are continuing their run, we thought that the story has already been priced in. No surprise in seeing automotives recovering (it was a dead sector since ’13). Healthcare continues to be […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 379 mn PLAT – That’s interesting to see the Chairman buying a block of shares SIRI – Don’t be too surprised to see this name run BLA – Will this insurance giant turnaround? TU – The owner continues to believe that TU will become a bigger global giant Sell(s) THB 113 […]
Read More →AH AH targets 2017 sales growth of 5% in line with the auto industry, which it believes has bottomed out. It expects car production to hit 3mn within five years. It plans to expand its business in one country, with a decision this year. It is studying setting up a plant in Malaysia. It plans […]
Read More →AJD AJD reported 2016 net profit of Bt355mn backed by AJ Top Up machines. It expects to continue to grow in 2017 with a target of 40,000 Top Up machines. It expects to ask board approval to change the company’s name to AJ Advance Technology (AJA). (Kao Hoon, 02/03/17) Comment: Am I going to have […]
Read More →ARROW ARROW expects 2016 revenue to grow 15% to Bt1.6bn on the back of Bt300mn backlog. It reported 2016 earnings of Bt266mn, up 8%. Its 2016 revenue was Bt1.35bn, up 12%. It will pay a dividend of Bt0.4/share. (Kao Hoon, 01/03/17) CBG CBG targets 2017 sales to grow 25% from existing products. It plans to […]
Read More →ATP30 ATP30 targets 2017 revenue growth of 15% to Bt350mn. It has backlog on hand of Bt600mn and plans to book revenue of Bt300mn this year. It has budgeted Bt120mn to buy buses and vans to increase its service potential. (Kao Hoon, 28/02/17) BANPU BANPU expects 2017 earnings to be better than 2016, both revenue […]
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