Budget Bureau gives nod to further B100bn in borrowing : The government is able to borrow an additional 100 billion baht to offset a budget deficit if state revenue collection for fiscal 2021 misses its target, says the Budget Bureau. Bangkok Post THAI flights put on hold until July : Thai Airways International (THAI) has […]
Read More →AUCT expects vehicles traffic recovery in 2H as banks need to auction repossessed cars to purge NPL before end of year. Comment: The buyers are typically the second hand tents. Do note that even if second hand car prices decline tremendously it does not affect AUCT as their business is fee-based. BCPG sees 20% growth […]
Read More →LH expects cost saving from lower land tax, existing landbank ensures new projects over next 4 years, maintaining 2H launch plans 12 SDH projects worth Bt21b. Comment: I expect to see that the larger players just get larger, especially in the housing market NOBLE secures Bt1.3b in presales during 1st day of online booking under […]
Read More →ACG branches out from car dealership business to vehicle maintenance and parts sales services, FASTFIT, to expand client bases and mitigate risk from weak auto market. Comment: I find this to be a difficult business to do well in, they are up against incumbents such as BQUIK and ACT, and these are rather deep customer […]
Read More →AH sees 40% drop in revenue this year, with net loss expected in 2Q, aims to cut costs by 50%. Comment: Well…looks like their expansion plans are all on hold BCH sees solid growth in 2Q20 from COVID related revenue and from 5% growth in social security patients to 900K, keeps plan to build 3 […]
Read More →And the market goes and goes, wall of worry continues to be climbed. Just imagine what happens when oil goes another +5-15% from here. Then we’ll see the SET north of 1,400. If Thai banks have their liquidity issues sorted out by the BoT, then 1,500 is possible..tourism shows signs recovery.. then 1,600. Or it […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 116 mn SPC – The Chairman keeps buying and buying. Sell(s) THB 2.9 bn CBG – Peak CBG, owner sells ~2-3% of his stake in a block STARK – That’s a decent sized sale by a Director.
Read More →Household debt risks boiling over : NPL value closing in on B1tn this year amid contraction. The country’s household bad debt is expected to reach 1 trillion baht this year, putting the ratio to total loans outstanding into double digits as debt-servicing ability erodes amid coronavirus-induced income shocks, says the head of the National Credit […]
Read More →BAFS branches out from jets refueling to power business on risk diversification plan, expects to wrap up M&A 20mw powerplants in 2H. BAM said to miss revenue target by 15% this year due to outbreak, mullsBt25b bond for expansion. GUNKUL upbeats outlook from 638mw PPA on hand (cod-ed 437mw), expects to win additional EPC contract […]
Read More →AAV considers merger with another LLC to clamp down on pricing wars once flights eventually resume in the country. Comment: Would that be NOK? Wouldn’t make sense, Thai Smile perhaps? ADVANC launches “GOMO†sim for online uses with unlimited 50GB speed. Comment: Boom! And then your data will be leaked… ASP cuts dividend payout to […]
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