ASAP sees 1Q23 car rent jump 400% yoy as demand surge on increase travelers, allots Bt2b budget to expand fleet. Comment: There are multiple ways to play the recovery in tourism. This is one. AWC saw bookings and room occupancy rates in December exceed that of pre-pandemic period. BEC signed an exclusive Thai drama and […]

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CHO sets Bt1-1.5b revenue target this year, returning to profit in 3Q23, supported by Bt800m revenue from SPAC and Bt90m/Q revenue from hemp related business, and Bt1.3b backlog from BMTA bus maintenance contract, realizing over 5-year. Comment: I do like the business model here, as it’s a simple cf spread, but I don’t like the […]

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Anyone else noticed that the Thai baht is back to 32? Easiest 4 month return in USD terms…and this applies to practically all Asian currencies. All it took was for the Chinese to come out of their lockdowns and be allowed to fly – by year end the country will be fully back to pre-covid […]

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Period: 09/01 – 13/01 bid.vn, bsr.vn, dcm.vn, hah.vn, hbc.vn, msn.vn, mwg.vn, plx.vn, ree.vn, tpb.vn, vcb.vn, vgc.vn Corporate News BID VN: recorded, in 2022, consolidated PBT of VND23,190 bn and total assets of more than VND2.08 mn bn (+21% YoY) and the first commercial bank to surpass this milestone. BSR VN: achieved, in 2022, a total […]

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BBGI is expected to benefit from higher ethanol & biodiesel sales volume & utilization rate driven by BCP’s larger stations network post ESSO deal. Comment: And wonderfully squeezing KSL Group. BCP expects its buyout of ESSO for Bt55.5b to pave the way for higher revenue, gaining a larger market share in the oil retail business […]

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AEONTS reported 3Q22np (end of Nov 30,22) at Bt1.42b, +35% yoy, topped Bt984m consensus, new loans 3Q22 +17% yoy, lifted 9M +29% yoy, recovery consumption & tourism boosted card spending. Comment: Just fantastic numbers. BCP board approves plan to take over ESSO, pending shareholder approval, pushing refinery output to 250K bbl/day and maintaining #2 retailer […]

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BBIK to speed up expansion in Vietnam, boosted by Vietnamese Government’s push for digital transformation, sets Bt50m revenue and oversea revenue contribution to 10-20%. Comment: These companies, BBIK, BE8, DITTO, have to continue growing at a tremendous rate to maintain their valuations.. CCP sets Bt2.5b revenue target this year, Bt1.6b backlog, of which Bt1b will […]

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AOT sees 380 flights and 100K pax/day during CNY, while 6 airports under management see >300K pax/day. Comment: It’s not going to be an immediate rush of mainlanders to Thailand due to flight capacity issues, but by year end, whoooooooooooooooooooooooooosh. CV expects 50% revenue growth this year after diversifying into supplying renewable fuels, especially wood […]

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