AKR AKR expects 2016 revenue to reach a new high of Bt3.2bn backed by a 20MW solar farm in a government unit. It expects revenue from solar farms to comprise of 35% of total revenue from 10% this year. It plans to take part in bidding for the Bt4bn electric transformer project next year. (Thun […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Notable Transactions As a quick comment – these past two weeks have seen more management buying across the board than I’ve seen in the past 12 months, however it still is relatively small in total value terms Buy(s) THB 347 mn BA – And he continues to buy and buy and buy NSI – It’s […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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“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:

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