AIT AIT reported a 1Q18 net profit of Bt67mn, down 49.4% YoY. Its backlog of Bt3.1bn will be mostly booked this year. It targets 2018 revenue to grow 10% to achieve Bt6bn. (Khao Hoon, 10/5/18) Comment: It has been a difficult period for the IT players since the military took over. AMA AMA will add […]

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Banks SCB, KBANK and BBL will reverse provisions, which will raise profit, if IFRS 9 is postponed to 2022.  SCB has made provisions of Bt26bn, KBANK Bt34bn and BBL Bt20bn. KTB has set aside Bt40bn provisions and it will book a profit if AQ can liquidate its land and repay debt. (Kao Hoon, 9/5/18) Comment: So […]

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COM7, KBANK KBANK has partnered with SET-listed COM7, a distributor of peripheral computer devices, to set up mini-branches in Banana IT shops to take advantage of a 50% lower operating cost compared to a normal branch. KBANK plans to open 20 new mini-branches over the next three years and it is in talks with another […]

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AREE Areeya Property Public Co., Ltd. provides luxury brand “THE AVA RESIDENCE Sukhumvit 77” with project value of up to Bt2.5bn and priced at Bt35-80mn per unit under the concept of esthetics and lifestyle.) Bangkok Today, 5 / 18( 7/ Comment: There has not been much news from this company but their stock price has […]

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Oil Stocks: So we all know that oil pries have recovered in the past 2 years from a low of ~25 to ~70 today. But when we look at the European index for oil stocks versus just PTTEP we scratch our heads…how is is that PTTEP has outperformed? Bongkot/Erawan is just a replacement/continuation, oil pries […]

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And he’s out with his May Commentary, several interesting points here, here’s a few snippets and a link to the rest of the paper. I remain of the view that 2018 will be a positive year for equities, primarily because of performance in the second half and driven by earnings growth. The tax cut should […]

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MRTA expects to finalize PPP plan for its West Orange rail project (Thailand Cultural Center – Bang Khunnon) worth Bt110bn, with board approval on civil work (Bt85bn) within May. (MGR Online, 30/4/18) Ministry of Industry elaborates on Alibaba’s investment plan. It will enter a 10-year leasing contract with local industrial estates to establish a logistics […]

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B B will focus more on business restructuring to emphasize its logistics segment to accommodate rising e-commerce. The company targets to double revenue YoY in 2018, from Bt125.64mn in 2017 and expects to record some profit vs. net loss in 2017. It will reduce the proportion of customers in heavy industry from 90% currently to […]

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