ACG to open 3 new FAST FIT in BKK from late November, to complete total of 6 by end of year, plans promo in 4Q to boost sales, which should be better yoy overall. Comment: Not to be confused with a gym name, Fast Fit is their version of B-Quik/ACT ASIAN to list its subsidiary, […]

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AMANAH sees marginal impact from lockdown as majority of hire-purchase services are outside Bangkok & vicinity EKH expects ATH profit 3Q from higher average Covid test at 200-300 cases/day, 400 IPD beds & 200 from field hospital fully occupied, tailwind from Sinopharm jab service & 1 hospitel, sees upside from arrival of Moderna alternative vaccine […]

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GSB denied report that it’s paying Bt2b for 48.59% stake in AMANAH. Comment: That rumour was quickly dispelled within the day, next name is SAWAD – which hasn’t issued a press release denying the rumours. If so SAWAD may get into MTC’s business – motorbikes. AP may report 115-128% growth in 3Q NP to Bt1,330m […]

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Government Saving Bank (GSB) to buy 48.59% stake in AMANAH from IBANK in a Bt2b deal, while playing down a JV with SAWAD in car title loan business due to high capital requirement and may endure up to 5 years of losses, Tabloid. Comment: GSB are idiots. Amanah has no network, no franchise name, it’s […]

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AMANAH said it has yet to be approached by GSB for all the stake, sees parent co, iBank, keens to keep leasing unit. Comment: Have to love all these rumours in the market. AOT said the Satellite 1 (SAT-1) passenger terminal is 95.23% completed and will be 100% in April 2021. Reported passengers dropped almost […]

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Government Saving Bank appointed TMB to be FA for acquisition of iBank’s leasing subsidiary, AMANAH, to expand non-bank auto title loan business, finalized by end of October. Comment: So is this the vehicle that the government will use to supply liquidity to the country? CHAYO: board approved moving from MAI to SET, will proceed after […]

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AMANAH reaffirms big jump 4Q from strong demand for credit on holiday season, larger coverage from branches expansion and lower LLP after shift strategy to seize vehicle instead of settle with debtors on hire-purchase default AMATA signs JV Spore partner, Surbana Jurong Infrastruture, to provide consultancy service for entire projects under Amata Group. Comment: I […]

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ADVANC cleared the air with TOT over tower ownership produced during the concession period, agreed to rent tower from TOT for 10 years for Bt28b, expects Bt800m average annual cost saving p.a. from dispute settlement. Comment: Small #’s but still a positive news for the company AMANAH sees record high in 3 years in 3Q […]

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7UP paid Bt50m for 3 bio-mass PP in the South with 6MW capacity, CODs next year.Comments: So the values of PP’s have dropped tremendously since their highs of 80-100 mn baht / MW in 2012 AMANAH sees positive loan growth 2Q driven by demand from auto loans, will accelerate sales on seized vehicles in 2H […]

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ALT ALT signed an MOU with edotco, a Malaysian company, to provide telecommunication infrastructure construction services in Thailand and Southeast Asia. It expects this will raise the proportion of revenue from renting network infrastructure business to 50% within 2020. (Thun Hoon, 14/12/17) Comment: At first glance this doesn’t get one excited but when you realise […]

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