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Stocks in the news (anan, ba, ckp, egco, gtb, inet, itel, jas, lalin, lpn, major, nwr, singer, tfd, twpc) 27.09.16

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ANAN
ANAN expects to launch five projects with a total value of Bt13bn in 4Q16 which it believes will lift 2016 presales to reach its target of Bt22bn. Presales are now at Bt14.3bn and backlog at Bt38.5bn. It will book revenue of Bt12bn in 2H16. (Kao Hoon, 27/09/16)
Comment: Same story as yesterday and as it has been for past the 12 months 
 
BA
BA expects 2Q16 earnings to be good, supported by high season. It says prebooking will be over 13% and expects 2016 net profit to be a new high. It targets 2016 revenue growth of no less than 10% and passenger load to reach 70%. ( Thun Hoon, 27/09/16)
CKP
CKP share price surged due to expectation of a 2H16 profit of over Bt300mn or growth of 53% YoY, driven by more capacity from Nam Ngum 2. (Kao Hoon, 27/09/16)
Comment: I’m only thinking when will they sell things off to a fund of sorts, otherwise the valuation is a bit rich for my liking.
 
EGCO
EGCO is working with a partern to take over geothermal power plants in Indonesia and the Philippines. It expects to wind up the deal in November. It expects 3Q16 earnings growth as it books revenue from Khanom power plant 4. ( Thun Hoon, 27/09/16)
GTB
GTB targets 2016 revenue growth of 8%. It has backlog of Bt700mn and expects to book revenue of Bt500mn in 2H16. It expects to get a new job worth of Bt80mn soon. It targets an increase in revenue from abroad to 20% within three years. (Kao Hoon, 27/09/16)

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Stocks in the news (arrow, big, epg, gl, hpt, lalin, ldc, ndr, nncl, ori, qtc, rs, sappe, scc, scn, susco, synex, work, xo) 30.08.16

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ARROW
ARROW expects 3Q16 earnings to grow supported by large orders, especially Suvarnabhumi phase 2 project from ILINK and ITD. It expects to get work on the MRT Green Line, with finalization by the end of this year. It expects 2016 revenue to reach Bt1.4bn. ( Khao Hoon, 30/08/16)
Comment: Perhaps we should just close our eyes and buy this given its continuous performance
 
BIG
BIG is budgeting Bt10mn to hold the 10th Big Camera Big Pro days. It expects this to push its 3Q16 revenue up above Bt5bn and expects net profit to mark a record high. (Thun Hoon, 30/08/16)
EPG
EPG expects 2QFY16 to be good brought by numerous orders. It expects FY2016 revenue to reach Bt11bn. It expects to complete 1-2 M&A transactions by the end of this year. It plans to hold a roadshow abroad to attract foreign investors. (Khao Hoon, 30/08/16)
Comment: And they continue to grow!
 
GL
GL partners with True Money. GL is forecasting a major boost to its already flourishing business in Cambodia through a new partnership with True Money, a mobile-payment subsidiary of True Corp in Thailand, that will significantly increase the sales of GL’s financial services via True Money’s extensive network of about 5,000 agents spread out nationwide in Cambodia. (Newscenter Local Press Release, 29/08/16)
Comment: That’s a clever move by both parties. GL still has its monopoly in Cambodia for motorcycle leasing for another 3-4 years and barring a crash in that economy they’ll continue to dominate, the question is only how much are you willing to pay for this

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Stocks in the news (a, bgt, earth, fsmart, lalin, lhbank, q-con, max, mcs, mint, pttep, thani, world) 29.07.16

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A
A expects 2016 net profit to mark a record high despite the slowdown in 2Q16 sales. It plans to launch 3-4 new projects, valued at Bt2bn. It expects 2016 sales to reach Bt6bn. It targets revenue to hit Bt10bn within three years. (Thun Hoon, 29/07/16)
Comment: It is rather incredible how this property developer started with effectively nothing back in ’97 to achieve these levels of revenues
 
BGT
BGT expects to show a net profit this year thanks to strong growth in sales in 1H16. It plans to launch new products throughout the rest of the year. It targets revenue to grow 15%. It plans to expand to Myanmar with two new branches. (Thun Hoon, 29/07/16)
Comment: A forgotten consumer brand retailer if there was one. One can guess that they’ve struggled with the advent of the new brands hitting the Thai market in the past 5 years
 
EARTH
EARTH expects 2H16 earnings to be good backed by numerous orders and seasonality. It plans to expand to China where it is getting orders amounting to Bt4-6bn/year. (Thun Hoon, 29/07/16)
FSMART
FSMART expects to report its earnings on Aug 11. It expects 2Q16 revenue and profit to record a new high, supported by more top-ups and the addition of 78,000 on-line top-up machines. It will sell 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia tickets on Aug 1. (Kao Hoon, 29/07/16)
Comment: And this compounding machine continues to grow
 
LALIN
LALIN plans to launch new projects to handle demand in 2H16. It expects demand to grow from public transportation. It expects 2016 revenue to grow 15%. Work on hand of Bt700-800mn is expected to be booked this year. (Thun Hoon, 29/07/16)

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Stocks in the news (advanc, arrow, banpu, bts, chg, css, gel, ifec, jubile, lalin, ncl, thai, thani, tluxe, tnp) 13.06.16

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ADVANC
ADVANC expects to revise down its 2016 revenue target because of paying Bt75bn for its 4G license. It will make the first payment of Bt8bn with bank guarantee in June. Its cash on hand is Bt60bn. It is budgeting Bt40bn for network expansion. It says its dividend payout ratio will still be 100%. (Khao Hoon, 13/06/16)
Comment: It appears that they still don’t have clear visibility on what the dividend payout structure will be for 2017 and onwards yet.
ARROW
ARROW expects 2Q16 earnings to be better than 2Q15 because of cost control and high margin products. It targets 2016 revenue of Bt1.4bn with a record high net profit. It plans to take part in conduit project in Suvarnabhumi phase 2 in July. It has budgeted Bt60bn to invest in new plants. (Khao Hoon, 13/06/16)
Comment: They’ve continued to confound most people with their growth, if the 1Q is anything to go by then FY16 net profit could be ~300 mn, ~25% growth YoY. 
BANPU
BANPU expects 2016 net profit of Bt1.2bn backed by Hongsa power plant. It plans to list BANPU Power in 2H16. It expects to benefit from newly issued ordinary shares which increase its market cap. (Khao Hoon, 13/06/16)
BTS
BTS plans to take part in 5 extension lines. It targets FY2017 revenue growth of 10%. It is budgeting Bt7.6bn to buy new carriages and land. (Khao Hoon, 13/06/16)
CHG
CHG expects 2Q16 net profit to be good aided by more patients and higher revenue from acquiring Ruampat Rayong Hospital. (Thun Hoon, 13/06/16)
Comment: A smaller BDMS in the making?

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Stocks in the news (advanc, aira, ci, fpi, gpsc, ivl, lalin, lhbank, pk, sena scc, sim, sprc, susco, thcom, tmi, tse) 05.04.16

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ADVANC
ADVANC expects 1Q16 earnings to drop to Bt9.26bn, down 6% because of the higher expense of Bt3.5bn needed to keep its 2G subs. (Khao Hoon, 05/04/16)
Comment: Part of expectations to an extent however the question how comes how/why/when would they bid /receive the spectrum that JAS failed to pay for 
AIRA
AIRA plans to launch nano-finance in May. It targets people aged between 20-55 years old with maximum credit of Bt50,000. It will open its first branch in Silom Complex. (Thun Hoon, 05/04/16)
CI
CI indicates 1Q16 earnings will exceed target of Bt500-600mn supported by more project transfers. It expects 2016 revenue will hit target of Bt3bn. It has backlog of more than Bt2.5- 2.6bn, of which it will realize 50% this year. The company will book a Bt1.2bn extra gain from the sale of Sripanwa phase 2 to REIT in 2H16. (Thun Hoon, 05/04/16)
Comment: They’re beginning to perform like a decent property developer. 
FPI
FPI board approved a dividend of Bt0.07/share, payment on April 29. It sets 2016 revenue target growth of 10%. It plans to build a factory in India and start operating in 4Q16. It has orders amounting to more than Bt300mn. (Thun Hoon, 05/04/16)
GPSC
GPSC plans to spend Bt3.15bn to invest in a 20.8MW solar farm in Japan. It expects to sell electricity in 4Q16. (Thun Hoon, 05/04/16)

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Stocks in the news (banpu, ea, focus, hotpot, irpc, ivl, lalin, mint, mtls, true, win) 04.04.16

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BANPU
BANPU expects Hong-Sa power plant to generate US$100-200mn/year, 40% of which it will book. It has budgeted US$554mn for its five-year investment plan. It expects capacity to reach 4,300MW by 2025. It expects coal sales to reach 43.1mn tons this year. (Khao Hoon, 04/04/16)
Comment: We are still wondering how they are going to pull off a turnaround in earnings.
EA
EA says its 90MW solar farm at Phitsanulok started up on April 1. This increases its total capacity to 278MW. It expects this to contribute revenue in 2Q16. It plans to invest in a 126MW wind power plant. (Khao Hoon, 04/04/16)
FOCUS
FOCUS expects 2016 net profit to be higher than last year: The launch of the Bt800mn FOCUS Ploenchit condo was successful, with 50% already transferred. It expects 1Q16 earnings to be good. (Thun Hoon, 04/04/16)
HOTPOT
HOTPOT expects to benefit from government Songkran measures. It expects this tax incentive to induce customers to dine out. It expects 2Q16 earnings to hit a record high. It says there is no talks with NPP about buying HOTPOT shares. (Thun Hoon, 04/04/16) ]
Comment: Hmm more likely that greyhound and MK Suki would benefit 

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Stocks in the news (bjc, gunkul, ircp, jwd, ktb, lalin, mono, nok, spali, stec, tacc, trt, true) 07.03.16

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BJC
Foreign banks help BJC fund US$6.2bn Big C buy – Berli Jucker Plc (BJC) has tapped foreign banks including BNP Paribas as well as domestic lenders to raise US$6.2 billion for its acquisition of Big C Supercenter Plc, putting it on track to successfully meet a March 31 financing deadline. (Bangkok Post, 4/3/16)
Comment: One hopes for BJC that the support is certain otherwise they’ll be out of pocket to the tune of USD 600 mn

GUNKUL
GUNKUL approved a par split from Bt1 to Bt0.25 to increase liquidity. It ready to issue a debenture of not over Bt3bn, age not over 7 years to support further expansion. It will offer the debenture to shareholders on April 26. (Thun Hoon, 07/03/16)
Comment: Well if you want to do a stock split now before the SEC implements the 0.50 minimum ruling.

IRCP
IRCP set up a JV, “Singhacom intergroup”, with Singhacom enterprise to act as a service provider and improve 4G network. It expects to book revenue in 2016 of Bt100mn. (Kao Hoon, 07/03/16

JWD
JWD expects to finish M&A deal in ASEAN worth more than Bt3.5bn. It is interested in logistics business. It targets revenue growth of no less than 10%. (Kao Hoon, 07/03/16)

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Stocks in the news (abc, asian, bts, epg, genco, hft ,kiat, ktis, lalin, lhbank, ori, polar, spali, spvi, svi, tmc, tks, world) 19.01.16

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ABC
ABC has signed an MoU to rent a commercial building. It plans to use this area as an integrated services animal hospital. It plans to launch a Bt2.5bn condo on Sukhumvit 39. (Khao Hoon, 19/01/16)
Comment: Whenever I’m reading news about this company my head begins to cock to the side like a dog when it sees something confusing. IT to e-commerce to renewables to property to animal hospitals. YES! I can see the differentiating factor here so very clearly, they will launch an animal hospital (commercial) where pet’s owners can stay next door (residential), pay everything online via an ecommerce system (IT/ecommerce), where the neutering operations will be solar powered! Booyah!

ASIAN
ASIAN expects 2015 sales of Bt8bn with Bt60-200mn net profit after it has revised its business strategy. It is looking for a partner. (Khao Hoon, 19/01/16)

BTS
BTS is budgeting Bt140bn to support the operational management and investment in five MRT routes covering 114.4km. It expects this to be put up for bid by 1Q16. It estimates ridership of 1mn/day. (Thun Hoon, 19/01/16)
Comment: We do wonder aloud what will happen to the stock price when the dividend disappears…

EPG
EPG expects 3QFY16 earnings to grow 100% from 3QFY15’s Bt148.05mn thanks to the baht depreciation. It expects a net profit margin of 15% on lower oil prices. (Thun Hoon, 19/01/16)
Comment: Commence head banging against the wall, saw them at THB 9/share and could never really get my head around the company’s potential.

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Stocks in the news (aq, bsm, cbg, cpf, cwt, ea, eason, forth, tp, gl, ilink, kamart, lalin, pace, planb, plat, samco, siam, siri, wha) 19.05.15

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AQ
AQ reported 1Q15 earnings of Bt37.3mn (+378% YoY) from 1Q14’s Bt7.8mn. Management says performance will turn around this year. It will launch nine projects: single house, townhouse, and condominiums, with total value of over Bt8bn. It expects sales of Bt2.5bn. (Thun Hoon, 19/05/15)
Comment: AQ’s stock price has already valued in all of its potential earnings and revenues.

BSM
BSM to introduce new product expected to add 20% to revenue. It expects its business to continue to grow in the second half of the year. 3Q15 earnings may hit a record high due to government projects. BSM plans to expand its international market to 25%. (Thun Hoon, 19/05/15)

CBG
1Q15 earnings surged 40% with revenue growing 20%, benefitting from increasing international sales and decreasing interest expense. 2Q15 earnings are expect to also rise. It plans to invest Bt600mn to increase capacity and DC. (Thun Hoon, 19/05/15)
Comment: It’s been on a cost cutting basis that CBG has been able to grow this strongly.

CPF
CPF announced 1Q15 profit of Bt2.96bn (44% growth). It plans to increase investment in Cambodia after its shareholders approved a raise in stake from 25% to 100%. The deal is expected to finalize in 2Q15. (Khao Hoon, 19/05/15)
Comment: Quite interesting to see that THB 2 bn of profits came from trading CPALL and TRUE and another THB 1 bn came from sales of land, thus in reality they lost THB 1 bn

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Stocks in the news (aira, aot, asimar, bsm, color, ea, ever, gcap, genco, ilink, lalin, mtls, ps, pttgc, syntec, tuf, twz) 18.05.15

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AIRA
Board approves capital increase of 3.16bn shares to be offered at rights of 5 old shares to 2 new shares for Bt1/share plus AIRA-W1 and AIRA-W2. 1Q15 earnings showed a profit of Bt13mn compared to 1Q14 loss of Bt31mn. (Thun Hoon, 18/05/15)

AOT
AOT reported 2Q15 net profit of Bt4.8bn (+32.36% YoY) benefitting from political calm that has brought tourists back. (Khao Hoon, 18/05/15)
Comment: AOT’s #’s still continue to outperform most people’s expectations, this country is just incredibly blessed by its ability to bring in tourists plus the fact that Chinese tourists are visiting Thailand more and more only help.

ASIMAR
Interest shown in JV; deal expected to be finalized soon. ASIMAR will spend Bt1bn to raise capacity to handle jobs in Myanmar and for the Port Authority of Thailand. (Thun Hoon, 18/05/15)

BSM
1Q15 earnings grew 60% to Bt6.8bn and revenue rose 7% to Bt134mn. BSM targets revenue growth of 20% in this year and plans to increase market share abroad. (Khao Hoon, 18/05/15)
Comment: Quite the typo from the news outlets, earnings was 6.8 mn not bn, I’ve always thought highly of management here but not of its valuations, nuts!

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