CENTEL CENTEL plans to acquire an international food company. It expects the deal to be finalized by 4Q16. It targets 2016 revenue to grow 10% backed by growth in online business. (Thun Hoon, 20/01/16) Comment: Well the EVP must be very happy because he has only talked about doing acquisitions for the past few years […]

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ABC ABC has signed an MoU to rent a commercial building. It plans to use this area as an integrated services animal hospital. It plans to launch a Bt2.5bn condo on Sukhumvit 39. (Khao Hoon, 19/01/16) Comment: Whenever I’m reading news about this company my head begins to cock to the side like a dog […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 463 mn BA – And he continues to buy and buy and buy and buy SAM – Seems to be a trade between shareholders DCORP – A first time to see this name on the management buy list, perhaps worth a look. IFEC – Same as SAM, never cared for IFEC, […]

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AGE AGE expects to become a holding company engaged in the property business. It expects a return of at least 15%. It plans to export coal to Vietnam, which will increase revenue by 5-10%. It expects 4Q15 earnings to be good. It plans to implement cost control to increase profit. (Thun Hoon, 18/01/16) Comment: A […]

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COM7 Local institution is interested in COM7 shares because of its strong fundamental. It plans to invest in Hobby Plus to increase revenue. It targets 2016 revenue growth of 15% aided by focusing on online market and expanding its customer base. (Thun Hoon, 15/01/16) Comments: It’s been on a tear in the past few months, […]

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The stock price has definitely moved as if an sale is going ahead. This rumour has been around for the past quarter when issues were arising in France re Group Casino’s performance, since then the news has been quiet except for a potential REIT in the offerings. Now we have brokers doing relative valuations of […]

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China sees consumer inflation, producer deflation in 2015 — China’s consumer inflation continued to grow mildly in 2015, and producer prices went deep into deflation territory, as domestic demand remained lackluster amid a slowing economy, official data showed on Saturday. The consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, increased 1.4 percent year on […]

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Despite it being a start of a new year the same questions/scenarios remain… What if the ISM figures in the US stay below 50? Does it lead to a recession in the US? Forces the feds to not raise rates but instead cut them? If the USD declines? Oil prices recover? Capital flows back into […]

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As always, an incredibly enjoyable read! I still need to re-read this a few more times but here are some snippets and a link to the rest of the memo “Everyone knew” for years that the Chinese economy had been overstimulated with cheap financing, and that this had led to excessive investment in fixed assets. […]

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