BAY BAY expects auto loans to grow 3% to Bt262bn despite a slowdown in new loans. It is looking for a partner to expand into loans for used cars. (Thun Hoon, 27/04/16) Comment: I can see BAY actually taking away market share from TCAP in this.  BJCHI BJCHI will pay dividend of Bt0.5/share, payment on […]

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IRCP IRCP expects 2016 revenue and net profit to grow 50% because it plans to take part in Bt5bn bids. It expects winners of the Bt1bn in public projects up for bids to be announced soon. It expects to complete a deal (investing in E-commerce) with a Korean investor in 2Q16. (Khao Hoon, 11/04/16) LIT […]

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B90bn set aside to aid rural areas — The government is poised to earmark 90 billion baht to support local development and ease the impact of the drought and slowing economy in rural areas. (Bangkok Post, 18/3/16) 2-in-1 strategy in bid to ease new tax pain – Draft bills on the new personal income tax […]

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ADVANC ADVANC is budgeting Bt40bn to expand its 4G network. It targets to cover all 77 provinces with 14,000 base stations in two months. It is confident it can secure its customer base. It expects to complete the deal with TOT by 1Q16. (Thun Hoon, 27/01/16) Comment: And all signs are still pointing up for […]

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Names today: arrow, ba, big, com7, irpc, kcm, lit, nusa, spa, synex, syntec, thcom, tog, tpipl ARROW ARROW expects 3Q15 earnings to be good backed by expansion of industry and government investment. It expects this to raise 2015 net profit to Bt248mn (+32%). (Khao Hoon, 19/10/15) Comment: One of the few companies that have consistently shown […]

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AP AP expects 2H15 backlog of Bt14.47bn, of which Bt8.47bn is expected to be booked this year. It expects 2015 revenue of Bt25.3bn as it has achieved Bt20.9mn. (Khao  Hoon, 22/09/15) BRR BRR plans to issue a Bt2bn 2-year debenture. It expects to use the cash from this to increase capacity to 23,000 tons/day. (Khao […]

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BCH Mid-east investor interested in BCH shares as it is a small-cap with strong fundamentals. It expects this deal to expand customers from the Middle East. (Thun Hoon, 04/09/15) Comment: A mini BH in the making perhaps? BDMS BDMS reports that G. Wasupol Co Ltd has transferred its business to BDMS. It plans to add […]

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BBL BBL says its loans grew less than its target of 3% affected by economic slowdown. Credit card spending for the first seven months grew 13-14% from target of 10%. It added 200,000 new credit card members. (Thun Hoon, 20/08/15) Comment: Strange to see BBL finally pushing into the consumer market with its credit cards, […]

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BAY BAY revised down loan growth from 7-9% to 4-6% (excluding loans transferred from BTMU) in response to the slow economy. It reported 2Q15 earnings of Bt4.4bn (+25.9%YoY), 1H15 profit was Bt8.8bn. (Thun Hoon, 22/07/15) Comment: BAY is a special case within the financial sector with its new shareholder driving new loans from Japanese Corporates. […]

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ACD ACD expects to show net profit in 3Q15 backed by property management fees of Bt35mn. It plans to buy three hotels in Phuket, expected to be finalized in 4Q15. It plans to acquire more property business in Laos and Cambodia. It is confident 2015 revenue will be higher than Bt1bn and expects to wipe […]

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