And here you go…I wouldn’t be surprised to see 50% of all tourists in Thailand come from China within the next 5 years. So who benefits? It is isn’t necessarily just the airport (AOT), airlines (AAV, BA, NOK, THAI) nor the hotels (ERW, MINT, CENTEL, DTC) but names like BEAUTY have said that they’ve benefited […]
Read More →CENTEL CENTEL plans to acquire an international food company. It expects the deal to be finalized by 4Q16. It targets 2016 revenue to grow 10% backed by growth in online business. (Thun Hoon, 20/01/16) Comment: Well the EVP must be very happy because he has only talked about doing acquisitions for the past few years […]
Read More →ACAP ACAP expects 2016 performance to turn around aided by recovery in every business. It expects its loan portfolio to reach Bt2bn this year. It expects 4Q15 earnings to be the best backed by business restructuring and its loan growth. (Thun Hoon, 07/01/16) Comment: We do wonder what else the new shareholder is going to […]
Read More →BTC BTC has budgeted Bt105mn to invest in the logistics business. It expects to show a net profit this year. It is interested in investing in alternative energy. (Thun Hoon, 20/11/15) Comment: A logistics alternative investment firm, well why not. CENTEL CENTEL has budgeted Bt2bn to invest in hotel and food businesses. It expects 4Q15 […]
Read More →CENTEL CENTEL expects 2015 revenue of Bt20bn with growth of 8-10% next year. It plans to add 8-10 new hotel management contracts to its portfolio. Growth will also come from acquiring new food and beverage brands, as well as expansion in the international hotel business which is expected to reach 30% of total revenue. (Thun […]
Read More →BJCHI BJCHI expects 2Q15 earnings to be better than 1Q15 benefitting from FX gain. It expects 2H15 earnings to increase aided by backlog from Petrobras, worth Bt1.3bn and new projects from TUPI BV, valued at Bt5.4bn. It expects 2H15 net profit of Bt800mn. (ASTV, 20/07/15) Comment: We do wonder aloud, weakening thb, which other export […]
Read More →AAV AAV has no impact from China stock market woes. It is ready to open four new routes from U-Tapao and Don Muang to various cities China in 4Q15. It is confident that 2H15 will be robust supported by a 14.5mn passengers. (Kao Hoon, 13/7/15) Comment: The stock market in China naturally doesn’t have any impact on […]
Read More →BANPU BANPU plans to invest in power plant at home and abroad due to a downtrend in mining. 2015 revenue is expected to be equal to 2014’s thanks to cost control. It expects to list a subsidiary on the SET by the end of 2015. (Thun Hoon, 22/06/15) Comment: BANPU’s stock price has followed that […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN JV Mitsui Fudosan will launch five property projects worth Bt19bn. It plans to introduce twelve projects worth Bt30bn this year. (Khao Hoon, 21/05/15) Comment: Should the property projects be successfully sold then it ANAN will have a solid 2018. BJCHI Backlog Bt7.5bn and expected to increase gradually. BJCHI is preparing to bid for […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC expected 1Q15 profit to rise YoY due to greater use of its data services. The company maintains its revenue growth (excluding interconnection fee) at 3-4% YoY in 2015 with new service in high-speed internet (1Gbps) called “AIS Fibre” to attract 100,000 users. (Khao Hoon, 28/04/15) Comment: This could very well be the end […]
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