AU upbeats 2H earnings from improved traffic at dessert café as dine-in grows, recovery margin after repriced menu in March, plans to add more standalone shops from current 4 stores to boost grab & go sales, will open 2nd HK branch next year. Comment: Perhaps one of the last lagging f&b/tourism plays. J keeps 10-15% […]

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BAM rolls out 1 month campaign (Jun 15-Jul 15), 1,500 NPA on sales, up to 30% discount plus free transfer, gearing up for venture with several finance institution to expand distress assets management in 3Q. Comment: BAM typically buys at distressed assets 70 of the asset price, not sure on the mark up value of […]

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BGRIM target to wrap up 2-3 oversea PP deals with 100-200MW capacity by eo-1H, in collaboration with TRUE to develop digital innovation for power business, by focusing on commercial buildings and IEs. Comment: The power monster of the region. BH: BBLAM cuts holding by 0.3141% to 4.1736% of total outstanding on March 24. CPF’s exported […]

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BGRIM paid Bt116m for 49.9% in KOPOS, a developer of wind and solar farm in Korea, with 95.78MW capacity. DOD begins selling CBD oil from Jan 22, reaffirms big jump next year. Comment: 2022 may be the year that the hemp industry properly kicks off in Thailand. DOD is related to BJT GULF to resume […]

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AOT report aircraft movement 8M20 (Oct19-May20) -29.8% yoy to 425,900 flights, international flights -30.2% yoy to 229,400 flights, domestic -29.33% yoy to 196,500 flights, passenger traffic -33.94% yoy to 64.2m vs 97.18m 8M19, international arrival -34.72% yoy to 37.24m, domestic passenger -32.83% yoy to 26.96m. Comment: And the YoY #’s will only continue to worsen […]

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AOT AOT expects passengers to grow by 10% in 2018, with 1H18 growing 14% off last year’s low base brought by zero-dollar tour clampdown and ICAO red flag. It is going to submit the bidding result for the baggage carousel project to the board on January 24. (Khao Hoon, 22/1/18) EA EA expects 2018 revenue […]

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AOT AOT signals 4Q17 earnings of Bt4.69bn, driven by more passengers, especially from China. It will also gain more revenue as King Power operates commercial area in Don Muang Airport’s Terminal 1. AOT expects Suvarnabhumi Airport expansion to bring more profit. (Thun Hoon, 11/9/17) Comment: As long as there are still problems in Korea, don’t […]

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AOT AOT reports 54mn passengers in the past five months, up 6.8%. It reported flights of 344,000, up 6.4%. (Kao Hoon, 28/03/17) Comment: What tourism slowdown?   CHEWA CHEWA targets 2017 revenue of Bt2bn aided by Bt2.34bn backlog, of which 50% is expected to be booked this year. It expects 2017 net margin to hit […]

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DRT DRT has set aside Bt100mn to upgrade its machinery, which it expects will reduce cost and expand margin to 25%. It expects 2017 revenue growth of 5%, supported by customer expansion and home renovations in the south. (Thun Hoon, 14/02/17) Comment: Walking/driving around the provinces over the weekend did give me an idea that […]

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ASEFA ASEFA plans a roadshow abroad which it hopes will bring in more investment by funds. It will make a decision by the end of January. It has budgeted more than Bt10mn to open seven new branches nationwide. It targets 2017 revenue growth of 15% YoY, with more jobs waiting to be booked and new […]

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