AOT upbeats 1H earnings (Oct24 – Mar 25) from higher flight slots for winter schedule thru 6 airports under mgt at 370,239 flights +22.1% yoy (int’l 222,780 flights +33.1% yoy; domestic 147,459 flights +8.5% yoy), higher revenue from PSC aft raised international passenger to Bt730 from Bt700 & Bt130 from Bt100 for domestic since Apr […]

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BBL: 3Q net profit @ Bt12.47b, +9.9% yoy, beats Bt11.44b consensus, thanks to better than expected NIM, investment gains and strong non-NII recovery, lower LLP qoq. Comment: Balance sheet is average still…but if BBL is struggling…just imagine how everyone else is doing… CRD sees strong 4Q driven by waste collection biz in Chiang Mai and […]

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AOT: ITA Airways extends direct flights btw Rome-BKK beyond winter schedule that end on Mar 27, 2025 to offer year-round service. Comment: Death of tourism blah blah, this is thailand, I saw the phuket tsunami disaster first hand and tourism increased 10x. BBL & KTB are expected to benefit from lower NPL after Thai Airways […]

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BBL is expected to benefit from jump start investment and global recovery as overseas loans account for 26% of loan book, 28% of total loan came large corporate clients while working cap loans account for 44% of total loans should enjoy positive impact from economic recovery. Comment: It is fascinating to see that BBL arguably […]

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ADVANC keeps 13-15% revenue growth target this year, 14-16% EBITDA, emphasizing on efficiency amid economic uncertainty. Comment: That’s not a disappointment…they’re going to destroy us (lowly consumers) BBL’s exploring virtual banking opportunities as it transitions to digital banking services in response to changing customer behavior. VGI, a unit of BTS Group, indicated its interest in […]

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BBL reports Bt11.81b 2Q24 Net profit, +4.5% yoy, on rise in net interest income from rising yields on earnings assets and growth in business loans, beats Bt10.77b consensus. BBL signed MOU with BEM to provide project funding for Bt139b orange line MRT project. Comment: Oh You’re saying that focusing on the core business and not […]

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ANAN reported disposal of 5 services apartments for Bt2.54b, expects positive transfer momentum carry thru 2H from Bt28b ready to move inventory, additional Bt11.9b scheduled to transfer next year. Comment: They still have their stake in DUSIT to dump who wants to go bid for it? BKIH: BBL cuts holding by 0.2066% to 9.9939% on […]

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CPN plans to expand luxury zone at Central Phuket Foresta from 2k sqm to 8k by 2026, sees daily avg traffic above 50k/d 30% above pre-Covid level, while database of the group’s loyalty program indicated that Central Phuket customers have the highest spending per person among CPN malls nationwide, with wealth segment customers spending up […]

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3BBIF said BBL has accepted for consideration adjusting interest rate and extending payment terms, while ADVANC is confident downtrend in interest rate is helping the case. Comment: I have read, from people far smarter than I am, that the US Fed will cut rates in July & Sept – purely for optics…and if that’s the […]

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AOT sets Bt9b capex to expand East terminal, adding 66k sq.m. to up SIA capacity to 60m psx p.a. from current 45m, expects to open bid within Apr-May, begin construction in July, target completion within 2 years. AOT’s expected to report after close Bt5.1b 1Q24 (ending Dec 23) consensus. Comment: People forget that AOT had […]

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