So our favourite funny man in the telecom industry has announced this morning that he wants to buy out all the shares in JAS at THB 7.25/share. If you remember your corp fin 101, MBO’s are typically done for a strong cash generative business and with plenty of cash on the b/s. Now JAS doesn’t quite […]
Read More →AGE AGE maintain its revenue target growth of 10% supported by more than 2mn tons coal sales. It expects to finish a deal with a partner to do a coal warehouse in Vietnam by the end of 2016. (Kao Hoon, 19/09/16) CCN CCN expects to get a government job from the Industry 4.0 project. It […]
Read More →Well its mid-way through my favourite month of the year and the SET is down some -4.5%, why? Well we know why but can’t type it in public, though from what I’ve been told everything has been pre-arranged internally. You take from that what you will. The Fed is supposedly meeting soon and that should […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 167 mn BTW – A switch between shareholders EARTH – Oh he’s back to buying shares again. One of the strangest coal companies around.. Sell(s) THB 435 mn ORI – This was the block sale to Templeton PT – Interesting that after he sold the block of shares the share price […]
Read More →Household debt up sharply: Reckless policy and slow growth at fault. Average household debt in the year to date has risen by 20.2%, the highest growth in nine years, according to a survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC). (Bangkok Post, 16/9/16) BoT watch on foreign bondholders. The Bank of Thailand […]
Read More →BAY BAY expects 2016 auto leases to reach Bt133bn. It has raised its loan target to Bt279bn after expanding its services to the eastern part of the country. (Thun Hoon, 16/09/16) Comment: The moment that BAY increases the free float i wouldn’t be surprised to see the stock price increase based purely upon fund flow […]
Read More →AOT Suvarnabhumi expects bids by October – The long-awaited expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport is slated to have an auction for contractors in October, with construction starting by February, says president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn of the state-controlled Airports of Thailand (AoT). (Bangkok Post, 15/09/16) BEM MRTA will negotiate with BEM for the Blue Line extension, Chaloem Ratchamongkhon […]
Read More →AQ AQ sold 100% of AQ ALIX which generated revenue of Bt670mn. It plans to launch a new housing project at the end of 2016. (Kao Hoon, 14/09/16) BCPG BCPG set its IPO price at Bt10, the top in the price range, in response to good institutional investor interest. It expects to trade in September. […]
Read More →AOT AOT opening bidding for four contracts for Suvarnabhumi Phase ll. It expects to solicit bids for two contracts this year and will sell the bidding documents in October. It expects to raise its passenger capacity to 60mn passengers per year from 45mn passengers per year now. (Thun Hoon, 13/09/16) Comment: Having just returned from […]
Read More →BANPU BANPU expects 3Q16 net profit to be better than 2Q16’s Bt281mn thanks to higher coal price. It plans to invest in solar rooftop by negotiating with IEs, department stores and residences. (Thun Hoon, 12/09/16) BRR BRR’s board approved setting up an infrastructure fund for the power business of its two subsidiaries (Buriram Sugar and […]
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