AOT sees 19m passenger arrival for 6M22 (Oct 21 – Mar 22), likely fall short of 60-70m full year target, expects Transport Ministry to approve transfer of 3 airports (Udonthani, Burirum, Krabi) from Department of Airport by end of April. Comment: Still the best monopoly play on the country’s aviation, but….yes…valuations are what they are. […]

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BAM allots Bt9b budget to add bad debts, maintained Bt17b full year cash collection target, in talk partner to establish jv distressed assets mgt on unsecured loans, inks deal 2Q. Comment: They’re going to have to raise capital, the amount of bad debt/npls that are going to continue coming after this massive rise in commodity […]

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APCO kick-off exports cancer treatment products to Chinese partner in July, will add more anti-aging & slimming products on line-up in 3Q, mulls expand capacity as average order from China > 1 ton/month. Comment: Their business model is to peddle rubbish “health” products via MLMs. BGRIM sets Bt300b 10-year capex to boost capacity to 10,000 […]

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AMATA said will miss 950 rai land sale target this year, as 9-10 clients postponed land purchase due to covid. Comment: No surprises here. Though yes arguably AMATA is attractive on an NAV/share basis atm. AOT reported Bt4,320m FY20 NP, ending September 30, -83% yoy, in-line with Bt4,372m consensus. Its reported a core loss of […]

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BEM sees 10% ridership growth this year to 500K/day from extension of Blue Line, sets 25% revenue growth target next year, free trial run Blue line extension Hua Lamphong-Bang Khae MRT from Jul 29 – Sept 28, expects FY20 ridership +25% yoy. Comment: For BEM – specific to the MRT – it’s a scale game, […]

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ADVANC ADVANC is implementing new upgrades to its “superblock” bandwidth structure, aiming to reinvigorate the country’s largest mobile operator as it faced stagnant subscriber growth the past few years because of a saturated mobile market. It claims the new superblock will help boost service speeds by 30%, while accommodating up to 52 million customers. (Bangkok […]

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ASEFA ASEFA expected 2H18 results to be good supported by high season. It targets 2018 revenue growth of 10-15%. It is working with a partner to set up a subsidiary “Smart Grid International” to increase revenue. It continues to reduce energy cost. (Thun Hoon, 8/8/18) COM7 The Taiwan manufacturer of iPhone chips A11&A12 was hit […]

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AMATAV AMATAV was approved by Vietnam government to develop an industrial estate, Amata City Halong, on 4.4 thousand rai of land. The investment is expected to be around Bt50bn. (Thun Hoon, 3/4/18) Comment: This will come in stages over the decade. Although AMATAV can only own the land for 50 years if memory serves correct…. […]

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AIT AIT targets 2018 revenue at Bt6bn, implying a growth of 20% from last year. It plans to join the bidding for both government and private sector projects. It says the competition in the industry is still intense this year and it will focus on high margin projects. It will join the bidding for system […]

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AMA AMA projects 2018 revenue to grow by 30%, backed by the expansion of its fleet to 12 ships with total capacity of 100,000 DWT . (Khao Hoon, 27/02/18) Comment: Looks like PTG has a winner with this listing. ASIAN ASIAN targets 2018 revenue of Bt11.2bn, 15% growth brought by growth in frozen food and […]

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