ARIP branches out from event organizer & media publication to digital services, aiming to capture demand for turnkey digital platform for corporate, target 10-15% revenue growth this year. BCP target FY19 EBITA growth >30% driven by higher cracking capacity at 115k bblpd +12% yoy thanks to absence of maintenance shutdown, sets Bt14b capex for ethanol […]

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And the start to the month has been mehhh. The initial rebound from the beginning of the year which looks to have just been a recovery from the shellacking in the 4Q18 may be over for now. FY earnings are out and I didn’t see anything encouraging, other than relatively clean balance sheets for the […]

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Mega-projects to hike public debt : Uptrend in public investment to continue; economists call for more prudent allocation of military budget. Rising government spending on mega-projects, which are deemed crucial to economic growth, will further increase the country’s public debt, economists said with some asking the military to be more efficient in its spending. The […]

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BANPU sets 48m tons coal sales target this year, $835m capex for FY19-20, while BPP, its power unit, to COD pp in Japan and China worth combined 114.2MW, to wrap up 80MW wind pp phase 1 in Vietnam by 1Q19. BJC sees positive SSSG from recovery consumptions and government stimulus package, will open 1st BIGC […]

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And so FY numbers have been coming out. Nothing pretty. But hey Chinese tourism is back with a vengeance, the market knew 4Q18 was going to be rubbish hence the performance so the weak export #’s are no surprise. Its a new year and a fresh start, things can only get better or will it? […]

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FPO wavers on deadline for IFRS 9 : The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has proposed that the Finance Ministry push back a mandatory effective date for specialised financial institutions (SFIs) to adopt International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9), currently scheduled for next January. Bangkok Post EC provides clarity on dissolution cases : The Election […]

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BCPG sets Bt8.6b investment budget to sustain growth ambitions. Comment: It looks like their acquisition spree has been slowing down. TKN sets 10-15% revenue growth target this year, to expand branches here and overseas and change distributors, and seek new partners in US and China. Comment: This has been an interesting stock (not company) to […]

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ADVANC ADVANC to trade Bt3.30 XD on Wed 20Government says it needs time to consider whether delaying bidding on 5G Comment: It would be ridiculous if the government approves a postponement of payment for the 4G license bidding. Except for TRUE (which is a financial basket case), DTAC and ADVANC make plenty of CF. AOT […]

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