ThaiCapitalist Commentary
BGRIM BGRIM plans to invest in 250MW more capacity in Vietnam, adding to current capacity of 420MW. The results will be known soon. It is also studying investment in Korea and Malaysia. It plans to add total capacity of 179 MW this year and plans to issue a Bt10bn bond. (Thun Hoon, 3/8/18) Comment: 1GW […]
Read More →B B expects earnings to turn around this year and expects revenue to double after it restructured into an integrated logistics service provider. It is negotiating with foreign business partners and expects a response within six months. (Kao Hoon, 2/8/18) DELTA DEISG announced a plan to make a tender offer to acquire all of DELTA […]
Read More →GLOW GLOW reported 2Q18 earnings of Bt1.8bn, down 36.5% YoY. 1H18 earnings were Bt4.4bn, down 6.7% YoY, due to higher maintenance cost and FX loss. (Kao Hoon, 1/8/18) Comment: Interesting, just as the acquisition is completed does GLOW report weaker earnings. HMPRO HMPRO posted 2Q18 earnings of Bt1.3bn, up 16.03% YoY. 1H18 earnings were Bt2.56bn, […]
Read More →AOT AOT says Suvarnabhumi Airport phase 2 expansion has progressed to around 30.62%. AOT is speeding up the project and plans to issue the TOR for the baggage belt conveyor and explosives detection system in August. (Kao Hoon, 31/7/18) BIG BIG set up a new subsidiary, Camera Holding, to expand its business. It expects 2H18 […]
Read More →So here’s the questions: Is the rebound this month going to continue for the rest of the year? Will FOMO drive the market higher? Or will other factors return i.e. valuations, fund flows, interest rates, create a natural overhang on the rise of the market?
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 3.8 mn N/A Sell(s) THB 48.1 mn ITD – And he’s still selling, there must be a lot of fee’s involved in getting away from the Panther killings…and I suppose the business isn’t doing well either, which is evident from the numbers
Read More →Byron Wein August 2018 His latest monthly letter is outttt and here’s a few interesting snippets and a link to the rest of the piece Today there are fewer public companies in the U.S. than at any time over the last 40 years. The peak year for public markets was 1996, when over 8,000 companies […]
Read More →Rise in interest rate no effect on public debt. The Director of Public Debt Management Office said he is not concerned about public debt management if interest rates rise because 90% of public debt is longterm debt at a fixed rate. Only 10% of public debt is short-term and affected by the rise of interest […]
Read More →AOT AOT board approved Don Muang phase 3 expansion with investment value of Bt37.5bn. The expansion is expected to complete in 2024 with passenger capacity of 40mn per year. The new terminal is expected to be completed in January 2019. (Kao Hoon, 26/7/18) Comment: Things are moving ahead at AOT despite a delay of 12-24 […]
Read More →BA BA is partnering with three groups to submit a bid to operate the duty-free zone in Suvarnabhumi Airport, competing with King Power. The result of the auction is expected to be announced within the next three months. Management guided that 2Q18 earnings will improve YoY on higher traffic growth. It expects 2018 revenue growth […]
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