BANPU acquires Barnett shale field in Texas with gas production capacity of 225mmscfd from Exxon Mobil for US$750m, lifts total gas production in the US to more than 900mmscfd. Comment: Ya ya ya, share price would’ve been far higher…ok time for me to move on from whining about last year’s recap. Once BANPU has finished […]
Read More →BEM upbeats 1Q earnings from 200k average MRT ridership/day, 1m trips tollway usage/day. CENTEL sees recovery in hotel and F&B business to Bt5.9b and Bt12b to the level seen in 2019, boosted by relaxed PCR rules for tourists starting April 1, and 2 new hotels in Dubai and Samui. Comment: No reason to be surprised, […]
Read More →AOT: Vietjet annced resumption of SIA – Danang route, 3 flights/week from Mar 27. Comment: VN was far stricter than Thailand in their restrictions, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them open up far faster. Hell, even Malaysia is opening up faster than Thailand with less onerous requirements BEM: Office of Transport and Traffic […]
Read More →BEM sees YTD average toll way traffic near pre-covid level 1m trips/day, expects MRT ridership gradually recovery from current 200k/day as virus eased, adding more visa contactless payment devices at tollway & MRT to boost traffic. Comment: Google Mobility shows that Thai’s visits to retail and recreation are higher today than pre-covid. But no one […]
Read More →AMATA reaffirms 650 rai land sales target this year, sets 10-20% land sales growth target for next year, while existing Bt2,771m backlog to be gradually realized thru 2022. Comment: Do you remember the days of 2-3k rai land sales for AMATA? Long gone. BEM sees Nov toll way traffic topped 1m trips/d, avg MRT riderships […]
Read More →AP reports 10M21 sales at Bt31.2b, account for 88% of Bt35.5b full year target, mostly from SDH projects (Bt28.59b) will launch 12 horizontal projects total Bt8.57b (9 townhome & 3 SDH) for remained 2 months. Comment: Amazed? Shouldn’t be, competition is gone. BEM sees average tollway usage reached 1.2m trips/day while Department of Rail transport […]
Read More →BEM extend MRT operating hours 6am-11pm for Blue line & 5:30am-11pm for Purple from Oct 16 as curfew shorthened to 11pm-3am vs 10pm-4am prior. BCP: Social Security Office raised holding by 0.0552% to 15.0391% of total outstanding on October 12. BEYOND sees demand picking up ahead of November 1 reopening, especially at two luxury hotels […]
Read More →ADVANC agreed to pay Bt448m to settle Bt50b dispute with NT, paying ways for future collaboration. Comment: All of these lawsuits will be settled due to the new owners. APCO launches antiviral supplement, MyLife100, out on sales October 1. Comment: And these snakeoil salesmen have another bunch of rubbish supplements for you to try. BAY’s […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 714 mn JMART – We were surprised to see this massive buying back by the founder, but also quite happy about it too :p EA – A switch between personal and corporate holdings MPG – Looks like a back door is happening here. BEM – A director buys a share amount […]
Read More →TS & BEM expect MRT ridership to recover on reopening of schools and longer operating hours of business from February 1. Comment: I wonder how long these 2 will wait before selling the lines to an infra fund. ECF sets 10-12% revenue growth target this year, on rising furniture orders, both local and overseas, sets […]
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