BANPU BANPU says more than ten investment funds expresses interest in its shares during a roadshow in Japan, supporting its outbound expansion plan. It will continue to do roadshows abroad this year and detail its strategy “Greener & Smarter”, confirming its growth performance and leadership of the integrated energy business in Asia-Pacific. (Kao Hoon, 16/1/19) […]

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AAV AAV, the country’s largest low-cost airline, ranked eighth of all no-frills carriers in the world with 81% of flights departing or arriving on time, according to the Punctuality League Rankings assessed by AOG Aviation Worldwide. Thai AirAsia’s ranking jumped from 19th last year. (Bangkok Post, 7/1/19) ASAP ASAP is dealing with commercial banks to […]

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AAV AAV’s CEO plans to launch 10 new routes, nine international and one domestic. The company is targeting key potential markets such as China and India. (Thun Hoon, 7/12/18) Comment: They are just going to dominate the region with their lower costs. Again oil prices are key. BANPU BANPU is expanding its investment in a […]

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BANPU BPP, a subsidiary of BANPU, will start commercial operations of a solar farm in Japan. BANPU will begin to book revenue from this shareholding of 15.35MW in 4Q18. BANPU has total electricity production capacity of 2,100MW. It expects earnings of Bt8.8bn, supported by higher coal price and revenue sharing from the power plant business. […]

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BANPU BANPU expects revenue to reach US$3.2bn, growing by 20% this year. Coal sales volume was 45mn tons. It expects revenue to grow next year supported by the high price of coal of US$98-108/ton. (Kao Hoon, 16/11/18) BGC BGC reports that its glass packaging factory in Ratchaburi has started up. This increases production capacity by […]

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ANAN ANAN says the new BoT mortgage loan rules does not impact its business because its condos are priced below Bt10mn and it targets mid-income customers who are able to pay a high down payment. It also says all hybrid bonds are sold and met target proceeds of Bt2bn. (Thun Hoon, 8/10/18) Comment: The one […]

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BANPU BANPU says it is not affected by Indonesia’s currency crisis. It has continued to invest in coal mines in Indonesia and it expects to increase coal reserves to a 15-year level, supporting demand from AsiaPacific. It expects 2018 revenue to grow 25%, backed by an uptrend in coal price. (Thun Hoon, 7/9/18) Comment: I […]

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BANPU BANPU expects 2018 revenue of US$3.5bn, +25%YoY. It expects 2H18 coal price at US$100/ton. It maintains its target sales volume at 45mn tons. (Kao Hoon, 17/8/18) BGRIM BGRIM signed a contract to purchase 80mn shares or 80% of Fujian TTP Joystock, the owner of a 257MW solar power plant in Vietnam. The purchase is […]

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ATP30 ATP30 reported earnings growth of 169.75%YoY in 1H18 as a result of revenue recognition from new customers and THE tourism business and lower depreciation. The company plans to add 20 buses and is dealing with three new customers. It expects bus demand to rise in tandem with growing Thai tourism. (Thun Hoon, 14/8/18) Comment: […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 247 mn BANPU – I’m not quite sure what the value of BANPU is today, it constantly appears as one of top heavily traded stocks in Thailand despite the price barely moving SAWAD – Down some 50% from its peak, the owners are still accumulating SYNTEC – I’ve not seen a […]

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