BTS Confirmed for O&M on South Green Line — Minister of Transportation Prachin has confirmed that BTS will obtain the O&M contract for South Green Line worth Bt9.1bn. BTS management met the minister to discuss the project and expects the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand to conclude the details in January 2015. (Kao Hoon, […]

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The SET has announced the semi-annual index review results for the SET50, SET100 & SETHD indices to be effective the first half of 2015 (Jan 1 – Jun 30). SET50 Index (SET50): 4 ADDED: CK, HEMRAJ, KTIS & SPALI 4 DELETED: BLA, GLOBAL, KKP & THCOM SET100 Index (SET100): 10 ADDED: ANAN, DEMCO, HANA, ICHI, […]

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AH 10% growth next year – AH has set the revenue growth at 10% next year, supported by the turnaround in auto industry. (Kao Hoon, 9/12/14) Comment: AH is an odd automotive company because of its businesses in the retailing side in M’asia, thus its hard to classify it as a pure automanufacturer. AOT Core […]

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AMATA AMATA expects to sell 500 more rai at the end of this year, raising total land sales for the year to reach its target of 1,000 rai. It said it has more than 2,800 rai in land ready for sale that is simply waiting for EIA approval. Next year, it will invest more than […]

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CBG CBG closed at Bt32.50/share, above its IPO price of Bt28/share. The company plans to lead the energy drink market within five years and expects revenue of Bt10bn in 2017. (Kao Hoon, 24/11/14) Comment: We still think its going to trade in a similar manner to ICHI for the next few months CHO CHO reports […]

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CHOW CHOW says it is in the middle of talks with a new partner to expand into alternative energy business. Its solar farm in Japan has started operations and it expects to start booking revenue in 4Q14. (Thun Hoon, 17/11/14) CK CK reported 3Q14 net profit of Bt1.2bn after booking gains from sale of BMCL […]

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AJD AJD starts trading at new par value of Bt0.1/share today and expects price at Bt3.2/share. Management reports set-top box sales volume of 500,000 boxes YTD and expects to sell 2mn boxes in 2014. The company is studying investing in a solar power plant in China. (Kao Hoon, 4/11/14) Comment: Stock splits = retail gold! […]

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BCP BCP says EBITDA this year will hit Bt10bn supported by revenue from its solar farm and investment in Nido Petroleum. It will go on a roadshow with the SET in the US. (Kao Hoon, 28/10/14) Comment: I’ve never liked their E&P expansion and with the refcent 20% decline in oil prices I do wonder […]

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Demco Plc is an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor focusing on electrical systems in Thailand for the utility, telecommunications and renewable energy industries and an investor in renewable energy projects. Chairman Phongsak Siricupta discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. What is Demco’s business model? Demco is an EPC contractor that covers the electrical, mechanical, […]

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AMATA, HEMRAJ/ SAT, STANLY, AH          BoI approves 18 new projects, total value Bt90bn. AMATA and HEMRAJ, SAT, STANLY and AH will all benefit, with the latter hoping to receive orders from Eco Car Phase 2 with five automakers so far having been approved. (Kao Hoon, 08/10/14) Comment: It isn’t necessarily true that the 3 automotive […]

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