CHAYO CHAYO has set up a subsidiary to provide loans to borrowers in EEC in 4Q18. It will benefit from entering the Pico finance business after the Finance Ministry gave its approval. It expects 2H18 revenue to grow after acquiring debt from banks. It expects its debt portfolio to reach Bt39bn and targets 2018 revenue […]

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Bank of Thailand’s hawkish tilt adds another tailwind for baht. The Bank of Thailand is giving the baht — the most-loved emerging-market currency this month — one more reason to keep up its outperformance. Piggybacking on a strong current-account surplus, the baht has braved developing-market doldrums and topped returns among 24 currencies tracked by Bloomberg. […]

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BA BA says it will miss its revenue growth target of 7-10% this year because of high fare competition. It expects 3Q18 results to grow QoQ supported by high season It expects passengers to grow by 4-6% this year. (Kao Hoon, 31/8/18) Comment: And they’ve been hit with the higher oil prices, but benefited from […]

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AH AH expects 2018 revenue growth of 5% supported by the uptrend in the automotive industry. It expects to produce 2.08mn cars this year. It has budgeted Bt1.8bn to improve production and purchase robotic machines. (Kao Hoon, 30/8/18) Comment: Still am curious to see how their expansions into India and Vietnam play out. On paper […]

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AMATA AMATA expects land sales to reach 925 rai this year as it already sold 350 rai. It is dealing with customers to sell several hundred rai, especially in the EEC. It expects to revenue contribution from recurring income to rise to 80% from 60% now. It is studying investment projects in Myanmar and Laos. […]

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AOT AOT expects 2018 earnings to be a record high Bt20bn. 10M18 passenger pass-through grew 12%YoY. It proposes adding four airports under its management: Udon Thani, Sakon Nakhorn, Chumphon and Tak. It is waiting for cabinet approval, expected in September. (Thun Hoon, 28/8/18) Comment: What Phuket issue? Ignore the news regarding all this tourism rubbish, […]

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BGRIM BGRIM is acquiring power plants with many hundred MW in cooperation with partners. It plans to invest in power plants in Vietnam and South Korea. It expects 2018 revenue growth of 20%. It is financially strong with cash of Bt20bn (Kao Hoon, 27/8/18) BTS BTS expects fare revenue to reach Bt6bn in two years, […]

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