Sitting here I was wondering what really drove the market to be +11% or so in local currency terms and here you go, AOT and PTT represented 1/3 of the move this year whereas GL and TRUE have had the biggest negative impact thus far.   Data Source: Bloomberg

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AOT AOT reports FY2017 net profit of Bt20.683bn, growing by 7%, as more low-cost airline passengers led total number of passengers to increase to 129.2mn, growing by 7.73%. However, it incurred a retroactive rental expense of \Bt1.378bn, which affected its margin by 0.2%. (Khao Hoon, 30/11/17) Comment: In the end its monopoly, thats growing, the […]

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If you want to know why the hotels are full, anything tourism related buzzing – just look at ERW, CENTEL, MINT, AOT, AAV. As a result of the continuing issues surrounding N. Korea, Chinese tourists are avoiding S. Korea and making their way to other parts in the region/world, and Thailand being the land of […]

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AOT AOT will start the bidding for improvement and management of commercial area. It expects 2018 passengers to grow by at least 5% and for revenue to grow by 10%. The board has already approved a 5-year retroactive land payment to the Treasury Department of no more than Bt1.4bn and a 2018 payment of Bt900mn. […]

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AOT AOT signals 4Q17 earnings of Bt4.69bn, driven by more passengers, especially from China. It will also gain more revenue as King Power operates commercial area in Don Muang Airport’s Terminal 1. AOT expects Suvarnabhumi Airport expansion to bring more profit. (Thun Hoon, 11/9/17) Comment: As long as there are still problems in Korea, don’t […]

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AOT AOT to hire PLE to build a building for Bt14.2bn. It also approved King Power to manage commercial areas in Don Muang airport for 10 years. It plans to open up more projects for bidding. It targets 2017 passenger growth of 7-8%. (Khao Hoon, 24/8/17) Comment: PLE? How on earth they did win this? […]

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AOT AOT to send Don Muang commercial area bids to its board. It expects to begin booking revenue in December. (Khao Hoon, 22/8/17) BEM BEM to join the auction for the South Purple and Orange lines in hopes of raising passengers to 500,000/day in 2020. 1H17 revenue was Bt7.5bn with profit of Bt1.43bn from booking […]

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ADVANC ADVANC maintains 2017 revenue growth target of 4-5%. It plans to be a leader in data services in 2H17 by increasing 4G customers to reach 40-50% of its customer base of 40.5mn. It also plans to expand home internet. (Khao Hoon, 17/8/17) AOT AOT to pay rental to Treasury Department at 4% of ROA […]

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On Bloomberg last week they put up a quick article on AOT. It’s a well-known fact that tourism is one of the few bright spots for Thailand for the past …. forever. And there is only one pure play for it and that is AOT. The problem however is that it is the most expensive […]

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ADVANC ADVANC is paying a dividend of Bt3.51/share, XD on August 7. 1H17 earnings fell 16% due to depreciation and higher expense. 2Q17 net profit decreased 6.2% to Bt7.2bn. (Khao Hoon, 31/7/17) AOT AOT expects FY2017 (Oct 2016-Sep 2017) tourist arrival growth of 8-10%, driven by government measures to boost the tourism industry. (Thun Hoon, […]

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