ANAN’s Daddy Clearance Sale Oct 6-8 was a success with Bt1,131m presales, vs Bt500-1000m target, with all ready to be transferred in 4Q23. Comment: Massive discounts, and it’s not really a success as they’ll have to raise even more cash… CHG sees solid 4Q on rising patients from mid-east, CLMV, and social security quota (from […]

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AAI reaffirms 2H turnaround driven by recovery PET foods order from overseas clients aft excess inventory jitter eased, 1 new client (private label) on board, expects margin widen from lower tuna price, higher utilization rate and tail wind from weak THB. Comment: So…take the bet before earnings…or wait and see… CPN sets Bt600m promo budget […]

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AOT: Thai Vietjet will resume cross-country direct flights from Phuket-Chiang Rai starting Oct 29 to capture rising number of leisure travelers in both cities. Comment: Not sure that’s a popular flight route, nonetheless a positive to see more flights in the air. CCET announced RO 4.6b shares, 1:0.7863 @ Bt1.5/share, XR Oct 10, subscription from […]

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AOT: Civil Aviation Authority (CAAT) to finalize SIA’s flight slots for winter schedule (last Sun of Oct-last Sat of Mar) by end of Aug, expects to fills additional 436 flights/d compare to last year, SAT-1 terminal will be launched in a soft opening in Sept. Comment: This is the what happens when you shutdown the […]

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Nikkei Article on TikTok Link: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-Spotlight/TikTok-takes-on-Shopee-Tokopedia-in-ASEAN-e-commerce-race?del_type=1&pub_date=20230804190000&seq_num=3&si=d6ecb5fd-ddcf-4e12-b251-586e01641053 Other than twitter I don’t really bother with any social media platform, but I’ve heard from several friends doing retail in Indonesia and Thailand that they’re focusing more and more on TikTok for fast selling consumer items. So what? Pay attention to the impact on Shopee and the physical […]

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AOT sees 20% rise in passenger during a 6-day holidays (only for civil servants). Rabbit Cash, a venture co of BTS/AEONTS/HUMAN, debut digital wellfare lending, instant credit approval within 3 mins via AI credit screening, installment period from 6-36 months, 1.25% interest/month (effective rate). Comment: Ok anyone else fed up with this “AI” bullshit? It’s […]

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BCPG acquires 25% stake in Hamilton Holding to obtain indirect interest of 2 natural gas power plant (848mw & 857mw), transaction completed on Jul 12. CPN in collaboration with J.Front Retailing of Japan in joint R&D, connecting Thailand and Japan, unveils Bt135b capex 2023-27 in >200 projects. Comment: Continuing to cement their status as the […]

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ASIAN: local fund, KSAM, cuts holding by 0.0399% to 4.9908% on Jun 12. Comment: Taking advantage of the price recovery and/or doubting the potential upside should the industry recover? AUCT reaffirms solid 2Q from robust traffic thru auction yards on surging repossessed vehicles from financial institution, expects positive momentum continue in 2H. Comment: They are […]

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ADVANC said reported liquidity issue at 3BB wasn’t entirely unexpected, sees synergy from this acquisition, expected to complete by 2Q. Comment: “We didn’t expect to get screwed by Pete” <= idiots. BBL revised up full year card spending growth to 18% yoy from 15% previous guidance, after logged 17% growth 2M23, teams up ADVANC to […]

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NBTC board is expected to consider ADVANC’s plan to acquire 3BB and JASIF mid-April. Comment: Non-event, it’ll go through.. BBL sees 4-6% loan growth target from large corporates and oversea loans, strong 261% reserve ratio. Comment: Would you have ever imagined that BBL is beating KBANK and SCB in all metrics? BEM target 8% FY […]

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