AJD AJD’s board calls off par split. It hopes to maintain shareholders’ benefit according to good governance practice. Also, shareholders were objecting. The SET had requested AJD to clarify the two par splits in a year, only four months apart. (Thun Hoon, 06/03/15) Comment: More like they were getting slapped on the wrist for wanting […]

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Hot off the presses: The FTSE Global Equity Index Semi-Annual Review which will take place as of the close of Mar 20, 2015. BAY will be removed from FTSE All-World and FTSE Large-Cap and TRUE is upped to Large Cap from Mid Cap. FTSE Large Cap: Add: TRUE Delete: BAY FTSE Mid Cap: No addition […]

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BAY Bank of Ayudhya launches new corporate credit, aiming at three key businesses, i.e. car dealers, tire dealers and electrical appliance dealers. The key selling point is to waive collateral and give a high credit line to accommodate the value chain of the businesses. (Thun Hoon, 03/02/15) BTS/AEONTS BTS joins with AEONTS to launch joint […]

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Note: Scroll down to see commentary for the past 3 days. Stocks in the news (amata, arrow, bay, bkd, cbg, ecl, kbs, ldc, pf, ptg, ptt, spali, super, tcap, thai, ttcl, wha) 27.01.15 AMATA AMATA plans to invest in industrial estate in Myanmar, in addition to its existing investment in Vietnam to prepare for the […]

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  Banks are always the first to announce their financial performances and here are some quick thoughts: Just look @ BAY’s performance, followed by its corresponding stock price performance, it has just been amazing. The larger banks in general are still continuing to grow, NPL management has been proactive, especially at KBANK. The smaller institutions […]

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AGE AGE will issue Bt1bn worth of debentures sometime in 1Q15. It plans to use the proceeds to invest in 10 biomass power plant projects with a total capacity of 100MW. It also set a revenue target of Bt9bn for 2015, up from the expected Bt7bn in 2014. (Kao Hoon, 06/01/15) Comment: This a positive […]

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A couple of things to note: The major banks are still performing ok, mainly on cost management and lower provisions 9M YoY performance is average to say the least with the sector only up +5.7% Autoloan related fincos, Tisco and KK, are still suffering, though this may very well be the end of the high […]

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BA Bangkok Airways expects to list on the stock exchange within 2014. It aims at an IPO of more than Bt10bn to set up a new aircraft maintenance factory at Suvarnabhumi airport, buy aircraft, and improve Samui airport. (Kao Hoon, 13/08/14) Comment: Their flights to and from Samui were consistently full every time I’ve gone there, as […]

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AAV TAAX plots aggressive expansion – Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) is charting a lofty growth plan that it hopes will put the airline at the forefront of the medium- and long-haul low-cost segment it pioneered in Thailand. Ramping up its passenger volume to 1mn by 2016, expanding the fleet to include a newly unveiled version […]

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BAY BAY keeps 7-9% loan growth aim – Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), the country’s fifth-largest lender by assets, is maintaining its lending growth target at 7-9% this year despite sentiment improving after the military coup ended the political impasse. The new signs have not had a clear impact on loan growth as it is the […]

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