BA Bangkok Airways expects to list on the stock exchange within 2014. It aims at an IPO of more than Bt10bn to set up a new aircraft maintenance factory at Suvarnabhumi airport, buy aircraft, and improve Samui airport. (Kao Hoon, 13/08/14) Comment: Their flights to and from Samui were consistently full every time I’ve gone there, as […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Note: All transactions highlighted are above THB 20 mn in value Buy(s) THB 2.2 bn MC – Basically a swap of shareholding between husband and wife CGD – They have the news of their massive property projects going ahead, plus a potential REIT in the future. PICNI – CP Group buying into Picni? […]
Read More →AAV Thai AirAsia’s load factor slides in Q2 — Thai AirAsia (TAA) carried 16% more passengers in the second quarter but the growth lagged behind its 23% rise in capacity. Thailand’s largest low-cost carrier recorded 2.8mn passengers between April and June when it had 3.6mn seats. TAA’s load factor was 78%, down from 82% in […]
Read More →AJP AJP to maintain core business, provision and production of television satellite programs. It said politics did not impact 2Q14 earnings. (Kao Hoon, 30/07/14) APCO APCO accesses Chinese market after China approved three cosmetic products. The company and partnership will focus on China, Taiwan, Macao, and Hong Kong and book revenue from these markets in […]
Read More →Here are my thoughts on the above names: Asian Insulators (AI): The recovery in their earnings over the past 3 years have been outstanding, +300% in 2012, +36% last year and 1Q14 was already up +30%. Chularat Hospital (CHG): Potential takeover target for BGH and still a decent performer in the hospital sector Dcon Products […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 1.8 bn CGD – Family member buys a huge block stake, upcoming projects + REIT on the cards MC – Husband and wife seem to be splitting up, the wife will continue to run the show as she has done since the company’s inception. NWR – The owner still sees value […]
Read More →ADVANC Wholly-owned subsidiary SBN takes 29% stake in IH or Bt3.6mn. It expects this deal will support the establishment of a fiber optics project. (Khao Hoon, 11/06/14) IEC IEC expects net profit growth in 2014 and to eliminate accumulated loss. It expects to pay a dividend in 2015, the first in 15 years, and is […]
Read More →BEAUTY BEAUTY open to more foreign partners as it hopes this will put it in the lead in the ASEAN hub. The company plans to invest Bt200mn to open 78 new branches to help bump profits up by 20% a year. It said that the political turmoil has not harmed performance – sales in April […]
Read More →AIT Backlog over Bt3.7bn. It is confident that 2014 revenue will meet target of Bt6.2bn. It aims to bid for new projects worth Bt7.6bn. It reported 1Q14 net profit of Bt199.17mn, +34.84% YoY after completing more projects. (Khao Hoon, 12/05/14) Comment: But on an EPS basis growth is half what was reported due to the […]
Read More →Ohhh a local M&A case! Finally some fun times! VGI Global Media Plc, Thailand’s largest transit-media provider and a unit of BTS Group, has acquired 24.43% of Master Ad Plc (MACO), the country’s largest outdoor media firm. The acquisition is worth 662 million baht or nine baht a share. A quick intro on both firms […]
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