BCH upbeats 1Q revenue from surging Covid-19 test traffic at 100-150 cases/day, firms on plan to open hospital in Aranyaprathet province in May. Comment: I think that most hospitals outside of BDMS and BH are going to do quite well. Although if factories are closed then perhaps you’ll see a drop off in the hospitals […]
Read More →ADVANC launches commercial 5G on mobile phone, the 1st in Asean, offers 5G roaming in Switzerland and UAE. Upbeat outlook from strong data traffic as demand for work from home, allots Bt15b capex to expand network. Comment: I’m hearing the same questions today about 5G as I heard about 3G and 4G. “Whats the point […]
Read More →BCH expects recent change to SSO payment scheme to boost revenue by 7-10%, confident of keeping #1 spot for SSO patient scheme with 880K members. Comment: It was a major risk for a short time, but now with this settled, these government reliant hospitals DTAC CEO, Alexandra Reich, resigns, effective February 1, Telenor Myanmar chief, […]
Read More →ACG upbeats 4Q earnings from strong vehicle sales ahead of year end, 11 more dealerships yoy and contribution from maintenance services, sets Bt200m budget to open 2 branches and expand relating business, target 20% revenue growth next year. BA to compete with King Power for duty free pick-up counter at Suvarnabhumi and Donmuang, result Jan […]
Read More →AGE AGE set capex of Bt30mn to set up a sorting and gliding plant, supporting its coal transportation services by sea, which it expects to contribute 10% of total revenue. It expects earnings growth of 10% with coal sales target growth of 20-30% to 4mn tons, focusing on customers in China, Vietnam and Cambodia. (Thun […]
Read More →And so the government has decided to act on the hospitals this time around. What’s the event? On January 9, 2019 Minister of Commerce, Mr Sontirat Sontijirawong, is due to propose adding medical products, medical supplies, and medical services to the Department of Internal Trade’s (DIT) list of products subject to price controls. In fact, […]
Read More →BCHBCH is confident that revenue and earnings will grow in double digits this year. It expects social security patients to grow 10% to 880-900k patients. It also expects 2018 revenue to be a record high. The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) will hold meetings on a medical care price cap on […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC reported 3Q18 earnings of Bt6.8bn, -9%YoY. 9M18 earnings were Bt22.84bn, +2.1%YoY. It revised down service revenue growth to 3.5%-4.5% from the earlier 5-7%. 9M18 revenue grew by 3.9%YoY. (Kao Hoon, 2/11/18) Comment: If ADVANC is struggling, what will happen to TRUE and DTAC? AEONTS AEONTS is hurrying to introduce a marketing campaign to […]
Read More →ANAN Luxury condo presales at 70%. ANAN says Ashton Silom, its luxury condominium, has reached presales of 70% of a total value of Bt6.03bn. The target customers of this condominium are both Thais and foreigners enjoying an urban lifestyle. (Thun Hoon, 25/10/18) Comment: And apparently this is part of their strategy, keep the remaining 30% […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC decided not to participate in the upcoming 900 MHz spectrum auction because it has sufficient spectrum and in fact holds the most in the industry. It reiterates that it is number one in terms of customer base with more than 40mn telephone numbers. (Thun Hoon, 9/10/18) Comment: NBTC is struggling to make itself […]
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