AGE AGE plans to expand to Vietnam and Cambodia where demand is high. It expects 2016 revenue to grow 10-20% from this year’s Bt4bn. It plans to expand its seaport, which is expected to increase its capacity by 30%. (Thun Hoon, 16/12/15) Comment: The coal industry isn’t going anywhere and AGE is suffering with it […]
Read More →While they haven’t explicitly stated that they will do a REIT, their announcement this morning stated “As part of its 2016 plan, Big C is also considering monetization options of part of its real estate, in particular the creation of a REIT composed mostly of its shopping centers, while continuing to fully consolidate their results. […]
Read More →BWG BWG plans to expand waste power plants by 50MW. It targets 100MW within five years. It expects 2016 revenue to be good backed by Bt100-200mn revenue from selling electricity, beginning in 3Q16. It plans to list its subsidiary. (Thun Hoon, 15/12/15) Comment: They do seem to have a lot of momentum behind over the […]
Read More →Last week was  a shortened one for the SET as there were 2 public holidays but that didn’t stop the still relatively high daily value traded @ ~THB 40 bn, and what happened? Well the market dropped to be down 14.5% for the year which is impressive (so ~-20% in USD terms) and that’s just […]
Read More →AQUA AQUA plans to acquire a power business in Japan, expecting to invest in solar power. It expects performance to grow steadily. (Thun Hoon, 14/12/15) Comment: An advertising company, with a water-related name, investing in solar power. yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! BANPU BANPU plans to restructure its business with a focus on power. It expects to increase capacity […]
Read More →As of writing there has been a strong relief rally in several of the airline names, in fact all of the, AAV, NOK, THAI are all up strongly today on the back of the news last night that the European Commission did not add any air carriers from Thailand. “No air carriers from Thailand were […]
Read More →“It takes little experience in the investment business to realize that investors prefer good news.” And there is a lot more in this quarter’s latest paper where they cover everything from the US Economy to Emerging Markets, see below for some snippets & the link to the rest of the letter:
Read More →And the top 10 wealthiest list is out for the year with Prasert of BDMS and BA still holding the top spot, interesting to see that MK Restaurant group has been able to breach the top 10. Source: Bangkok Post
Read More →Japan October machinery orders unexpectedly climb — Core machinery orders in the world’s third-biggest economy jumped 10.7 per cent in October from the month prior, widely beating estimates for a 1.5 per cent decline. That comes on the back of a 7.5 per cent rise in September. (Financial Times, 9/12/15) Eurozone GDP expanded 0.3% in […]
Read More →AH AH expects 2015 revenue of Bt15.3bn with net profit growth of 3% on growth in the automotive sector. It targets revenue of Bt30bn in five years with 10% gross margin. It is talking to partners in India and Europe which is expected to be finalized soon. (ASTV, 10/12/15) Comment: Still don’t see any real […]
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