And its off to the races! The SET is already up 2.4% in the first few trading days of the year with daily traded values at THB 80 bn, nearly double the normal value traded. Plenty going on oil prices, potential interest rate hikes, infra, and elections. Best of luck figuring out what to buy […]
Read More →BCPG BCPG will generate 53MW electricity in 2018 from power plants in both Thailand and Japan. It estimates 2018 investment budget of Bt4bn to develop projects and plans to focus on green energy investment project in Asia and Australia. It projects earnings to grow by 15% annually in 2018-2022. It also plans to conduct a […]
Read More →The discussion of bubble forming is explored in the latest paper from GMO’s Jeremy Grantham, he begins with the history of bubbles, the formation of bubbles and the current stage of the current one. It’s quite the read and he’s arguments are logically formed however I like to say, its hard enough trying to figure […]
Read More →Continued fund flow into the top names in Thailand has resulted in this. AOT is now the most valuable airport operator in the world! Powered by a 75 percent gain since May 1, the operator of Thailand’s main international airports also passed the 1 trillion baht ($31 billion) market capitalization mark, joining only state-controlled energy […]
Read More →BOT still has concern over household debt which will be able to drag consumption. It says the government should progress investment so the private parties can follow. It also has a positive outlook towards traveling in secondary provinces. (Thai Post, 30/12/17) 5,007 factories apply to set up factories (Ror Ngor 4) in 2017, -4.66%YoY but […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC is going to sign a contract with TOT to rent equipment for providing telecommunication services and a contract to use TOT’s 2100 MHz spectrum. (Khao Hoon, 5/1/18) AMA AMA’s board approved the purchase of an oil and chemical tanker with capacity of 13,221 DWT, for Bt283mn. It believes this purchase will improve its […]
Read More →AIT AIT targets 2018 revenue to grow by 10% to reach Bt6bn on current backlog of Bt3bn, of which Bt2.6-2.bn will be booked as revenue in 2018. It plans to bid for new projects from both government and private sectors. (Thun Hoon, 4/1/18) Comment: More news flow seems to be coming from ths sector, AIT […]
Read More →This is a key theme for investing this year that these all of these projects will be approved, bidded out and begin construction. You can see that several projects are already under construction and awarded out but there are still hundreds of billions of baht worth still to be awarded. Here’s some quotes from the […]
Read More →It’s that time of the year again where forecasters are out in droves with their predictions, I do enjoy Byron Wein’s the most only b/c its typically something different, so here you go and a link to the rest of the article. Byron’s Ten Surprises for 2018 are as follows: China finally decides that a […]
Read More →AOT AOT says 1QFY18 (October-December 2017) passengers grew far better than its expectation of 14%, as the number of international travelers rose significantly after the removal of the ICAO’s red flag. AOT is going to adjust its estimates. (Khao Hoon, 3/1/18) Comment: Over the LT this company will still continue to perform given the continued […]
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