AWC reports advance booking topped 50% capacity of hotels in Phuket, expects positive OCC carry thru 4Q, eyes M&A to expand portfolio. Comment: Why them? They have scale, the 1 hotel operator/owner is dead (unless they are your favourite boutique). Capital will flow to the big boys. BBL, Sunway, Linklogis will jointly apply for a […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 99 mn TIDLOR – Even I’m curious as to how these players are able to maintain these valuations, but c’est la vie at the moment. And this fella still likes the shares at the IPO price. TCAP – The Chairman buys THB 30mn+ Sell(s) THB 329 mn THG – A massive […]

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ACG upbeats outlook after branching out from auto dealership to maintain services business as drivers opted to fix rather replace amid outbreak, will open 2nd branch in May, target 6 garages by end of year. The Fed of Thai Industries (FTI) suggests the government use BCP petrol stations and factories nationwide as vaccination locations to […]

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BGRIM: ADB sold 2.01% stake in overnight placement (52,295,200 share) at Bt51.40 – Bt52.40 per share, a discount of 2.5% to 4.4%, by JP and Citi. CENTEL signs 3 hotels, 2 in Vang Vieng, Laos & 1 in Khao Yai, adds 304 rooms in portfolios. Comment: I still think CENTEL > MINT in terms of […]

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BGRIM signs Bt5.67b green loan with ADB to invest 257mw solar projects in Vietnam. Comment: This group is doing a great job getting capital and projects all over the region.  BTS: admin court issue an injunction to MRTA over changes made to the ToR of Bt142.7b orange line MRT after bidders purchased envelopes, maintaining evaluation […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 60.6 mn RS – The Chairman pounds his fists and takes more shares in RS. Sell(s) THB 640 mn TIW – Looks like a reverse IPO in the works, with a renewable energy co taking 67% of the stake in TIW UTP – The independet director decides to dump some of […]

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Mobile operators expecting to recovery 2H from absence of price war and unlimited data packaging, ADVANC & DTAC FY20 yield should stay above 3%, Tabloid. AH sees 2H turnaround from larger OEM order from Nissan after shift productions from Indonesia to Thailand, expects higher revenue contribution from Nissan from current 4%, sees positive utilization rate […]

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AMATA in JV with Broadwin International HK to set up Amata Chinese Smart City, holding 60% stake. Comment: A non-event… Auto dealers see surging loans rejection rate, forgoes booking deposit & delay vehicles delivery, expects more auto makers shut down plants as dealers unable to take up stocks, Tabloid. Comment: Not stock specific, but it […]

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AP: K-ASSET raised holding by 0.1212% to 5.1039% of total o/s, SEC filing. Comment: I find it interesting that now the news is reporting what the institutions are doing, are we going to see a situation in Thailand similar to the US that institutions become major shareholders as family’s reduce their holdings. Plus these announcements […]

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ADVANC’s ready for 5G auction with Bt62b available cashflows. Comment: It’s a yield play more than anything else AOT reports 141.87m passengers last fiscal year, +2% yoy, with international passenger growth of 4.4%, flights +2.41%. Comment: And look, there’s still growth, I think 4Q may be a bigger positive surprise than people expect in terms […]

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