Well I think that the chart speaks for itself here, basic finance is that if the “risk free rate” increases then discount rate increase then valuations decrease..zzz..financial theory I know. But its true. Source: Bloomberg
Read More →Notable transactions There were quite a number of transactions on the buy side by owners/management in the past week, but not heavy in terms of the value bought Buy(s) THB 132mn BGH – This star performing has lost some steam in the past few months as its growth begins to level off NMG – Vice […]
Read More →The SET dropped sharply -7.5% last week with telcos and prop causing most of the damage, and for the market is finally negative again ytd, politics has remained benign but continued over evidence of Thailand’s slowing growth and the increase in yields in the US have resulted in mass selling across the region. […]
Read More →BJC Sets up Lao subsidiary — BJC said that the company has set up a new subsidiary in Laos named BJC-MPM (Laos) Sole Company Limited, registered on August 14th with capital of Bt103.53mn, to provide consulting service on trading and investment in Laos. BJC-Mpoint International Company Limited, a 51% owned subsidiary of BJC, holds 100% […]
Read More →Big shout out to Vincent Fernando @ Religare for keeping me updated on this. Essentially throughout the past 12 months earnings for the ASEAN region have been decreasing and dramatically over the past 3 months. Who say’s fundamentals don’t matter? When looking @ Thailand this has had us worried for months, while analysts may keep […]
Read More →PACE IPO’ed at THB 3.50/share earlier this month on the 7th August only to finish at THB 2.7/share on its first day down some -23%. Now how on earth can a company that doesn’t have any net profits to speak of be allowed to list on the stock exchange? Well the SEC enacted a ruling […]
Read More →Thailand MPC maintains rate at 2.5% again – The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will likely stand pat on the policy rate for the rest of this year after keeping it unchanged at 2.5% for a second straight meeting yesterday. (Bangkok Post, 22/08/13) MPC expected to maintain policy rate – Despite the slowdown […]
Read More →BAY deal approved — The Finance Ministry has approved a bid by Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) to buy a 75% stake in Bank of Ayudhya Plc, minister Kittiratt Na Ranong said yesterday. MUFG agreed to buy a controlling stake in BAY for up to Â¥560bn (US$5.61bn) as Japanese lenders expand into fast-growing Southeast […]
Read More →BAY bullish on SME loans despite economic slowdown – The Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) maintains its 15% growth target for its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) loans this year on expectations that the country’s economy will return to normal growth in the next six to 12 months. Thailand’s fifth-largest lender by assets typically sets its […]
Read More →HMPRO HomePro bullish on sales — Home Product Center Plc, the operator of HomePro hardware stores, is confident of achieving 15% sales growth this year to Bt39.71bn despite the economic slowdown and weak purchasing power. As up to 80% of Home Pro’s customers are homeowners, they still spend on home repairs or renovations no matter […]
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