AAV Thai AirAsia’s Q4 profit falls by 40% – Last year’s fourth-quarter net profit of Thai AirAsia (TTA) dropped by 40% YoY to Bt425mn due to aircraft deprecation costs and higher spending to counter the market downturn caused by the civil unrest in Bangkok. This came despite a 16% increase in revenue to Bt6.50bn and […]
Read More →AAV Political turbulence delays Thai AirAsia X inaugural flight –Thai AirAsia X, the country’s first medium- and long-haul low-cost carrier, has delayed the launch of its inaugural flight from the current quarter to later this year, because the skies are not clear enough due to the ongoing political tension. (The Nation, 20/02/2014) Comments: The entire […]
Read More →AAV Feeling the pinch — AAV says that the political head is impacting its operations and it will monitor the situation closely. It expects the political situation to ease in 2Q14, after which tourism will recover. It continues to focus on China destinations and Air Asia X to generate revenue. (Tun Hoon, 07/01/14) Comment: We’ve […]
Read More →Not directly related to the market but its interesting to see the latest numbers from Instagram showing that the #1 location in the world was Siam Paragon and that for the most instagrammed cities, Bangkok was #2, you can see below for the whole list. Now if I’m reaching for an investment case…well high number […]
Read More →AAV 3Q13 profit Bt290mn — AAV reports 3Q13 profit of over Bt290mn, +59% growth QoQ. This is due to a 30% increase in cabin factor, raising revenue to over Bt5bn revenue. 9M13 net profit is at Bt1.5bn, 70% growth YoY. (Khao Hoon, 11/11/13) Comment: As long as they stay away from buying planes then ok […]
Read More →AAV Joint venture with AirAsia X — AirAsia X says it has set up a joint venture company with Air Asia Thailand and the advisor to the prime minister called Thai AirAsia X. This is the first time that AirAsia has entered into a foreign partnership. (Khao Hoon, 20/09/13) BEC Ad slots full — BEC […]
Read More →AAV: Thai Post link up for speedy EMS. Thai AirAsia, the biggest low-cost carrier, has joined hands with Thailand Post to introduce an EMS [Express Mail Service] super-speed service as part of its plan to strengthen its financial performance. Currently, ticket sales contribute 84% of revenue, while non-ticket sales make up 16% of total. The […]
Read More →AAV TAA sets goal of 60 planes — Thai Air Asia is taking its fleet enlargement program a step further with 60 jets now expected to be flying by 2017. Chief executive Tassapon confirmed the newly revised fleet size, an upgrade from the previous goal of 53 by 2016 and 48 before that. (Bangkok Post, […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC sets 3G capex at Bt2bn — ADVANC has budgeted capex at Bt2bn to improve its 3G service and expects to draw 1–2mn new customers. Experts expect the telco industry in Thailand to grow 7% from the growth in voice and data are. (Tun Hoon, 5/02/13) Comment: Telco sector has been losing its shine […]
Read More →Again a lot of transactions last week! Notable Buys: BLAND – I’ve been saying this whenever K. Anant’s name pops up in the management trades, if its below 0.70 he buys, above it he sells Grammy – K. Paiboon enjoying the fact that only he has the rights to showcase the Euros in Thailand SIRI […]
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