AOT AOT expects earnings to be better than in 2015, which had a profit of Bt18.7bn, backed by weak oil price and tourist expansion. The board approved a budget of Bt27bn for Phase 3 of Don Muang airport. It will extend the lower landing fee to two years. (Thun Hoon, 24/03/16) Comment: Boom, get ready […]

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AOT AOT to put Suvarnabhumi airport phase 2 up for auction, This project is valued at Bt16.7bn (Khao Hoon, 23/3/16) BJC Berli Jucker Plc’s (BJC) shareholders okay buying BIGC. Shareholders have voted in favour of a $6.2 billion acquisition of hypermarket operator Big C Supercenter Plc from France’s Casino Group, sources told Reuters. (The Nation, […]

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And here you go…I wouldn’t be surprised to see 50% of all tourists in Thailand come from China within the next 5 years. So who benefits? It is isn’t necessarily just the airport (AOT), airlines (AAV, BA, NOK, THAI) nor the hotels (ERW, MINT, CENTEL, DTC) but names like BEAUTY have said that they’ve benefited […]

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ADVANC ADVANC to work with TRUE to help 2G customers. TRUE will propose a rental agreement with ADVANC to rent 900MHz for three months. They will be talking today. (Khao Hoon, 17/2/16) Comment: I don’t quite see the point in ADVANC working with TRUE given that 1) Jas won’t pay and thus there’s still another […]

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BAY BAY targets loan growth of 7% mainly corporate loans in Thailand and Japan. It expects revenue from fees to grow, offsetting lower NIM. It expects NPLs in 2016 of not over 2.5% and plans to sell Bt2-3bn in NPLs. It plans to issue a debenture worth no less than Bt10bn to bring Tier 2 […]

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AOT AOT will open Don Mueang Airport Terminal 2 on Mar 8. This terminal can handle up to 30mn passengers annually. It expects 2016 passenger growth of 26%. It expects Don Mueang and Phuket airport to contribute additional revenue of Bt1bn in 2016. (Khao Hoon, 02/03/16) Comment: Plus you do have phuket opening as well, […]

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AOT AOT’s 1QFY16 net profit was reported at Bt4.26bn, +18% YoY, driven by increasing flights (+11.92%) and passengers (+11.69%) (Khao Hoon, 16/12/16) Comment: And it grows and grows BEAUTY BEAUTY interests foreign investors after inclusion in the MSCI. It expects 2016 revenue to grow at 20% and to expand the business to China. (Thun Hoon, […]

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AOT AOT to report 1QFY16 today, profit estimated at Bt4.48bn, growing 20% supported by an 11% rise in passengers to 28.9 million. It expects good earnings in 2Q16. It expects profit in FY2016 of Bt18.5bn based on the ATTA estimate of 13% growth in passenger flow-through in 2016. (Khao Hoon, 15/2/15) Comment: It should be […]

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AOT AOT expects 1Q16 earnings of around Bt4.6bn, growing 22%YoY on the back of high tourist arrivals. Tourism high season in the first quarter should boost the company. (Khao Hoon, 25/1/16) Comment: DM terminal 2 is already bustling like crazy BIG BIG expects its earning to reach a new high in 2016, growing 10% from […]

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AMATA AMATA expects 4Q15 revenue to be healthy even though it cannot reach the target of selling 1000 rai of land this year. It has sold only 493 rai of land in 9 months. (Thun Hoon, 27/11/15) Comment: It’s the usual cycle for industrial estates in Thailand. AOT AOT expects 4Q15 profit of at least […]

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