CENTEL CENTEL maintain revenue target this year of Bt19bn, growth of 8-9% from last year. It is confident that occupancy rates in the second half will be better due to seasonality. It also expects to sign management contracts for 4-5 more hotels this year and invest Bt600mn to develop a hotel in Samui and Pattaya. […]
Read More →CENTEL CENTEL expects flat performance in 2Q14 from 1Q14. Although this is its low season, it expects bookings to recover. Net margin for each business is expected to expand. It is confident that total revenue will reach target of Bt19bn. (Tun Hoon, 16/06/14) Comment: CENTEL still a 2nd rate version of MINT, its food business […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC reports 1Q14 net profit of Bt9.48bn, -4.5% QoQ, because revenue decreased while amortization expense increased. It has now 26mn 3G subscribers. (Khao Hoon, 07/05/14) AOT Minimal impact from earthquake at Chiang Rai Airport — AOT says there was little damage to the Chiang Rai airport from the earthquake and operations are normal. The […]
Read More →AJD AJD expects triple revenue growth in 2014 supported by AJ Smart Set Top Box sales. It has raised its sales target to 2mn boxes. It is ready to focus on the online business in the next three years and expects sharp revenue growth in 2017. (Khao Hoon, 29/04/14) Comment: So who is really going […]
Read More →BECL BECL expects revenue growth of 5% YoY in 2014 after a rise of 2% YoY in toll collection in Jan and Feb. It is confident that highway traffic will expand in the rest of 2014. It also expects additional 10,000 cars per day after Asoke 3-1 highway opens. (Thun Hoon, 25/03/14) Comment: A good […]
Read More →AIE 2014 revenue target at Bt5.5bn. It says that if it has a profit this year, it is ready to pay out dividends. Although the company was affected by the shortage of palm in the first quarter, it expects to see growth driven by better cost control and inventory on hand. (Khao Hoon, 11/03/14) BCP […]
Read More →AOT Airport departure tax hike stalled — A bid by Airports of Thailand (AoT) to increase airport departure taxes has been stalled by the political conflict but counter check-in fees will go up anyway, by five baht. Department of Civil Aviation chief Woradej Harnprasert said it was unlikely the planned departure tax increase would be […]
Read More →So the PDRC has decided to stop the Bangkok Shutdown but still continue protesting in 4 areas including Lumpini Park but Asok and Rajaprasong and now clear. Suthep says it’s not a sign of weakness, really? Every protest site has looked incredibly empty for the past month, he hasn’t run around the streets looking for […]
Read More →BSM BSM is preparing to launch two new products during March-April supporting 2014 revenue of Bt700mn, +30% YoY. It said revenue in 2013 beat its target of Bt500mn. It will focus on the healthcare market. (Khao Hoon, 31/1/14) Comment: New products will not have much influence on its performance if the demand in the construction […]
Read More →Not directly related to the market but its interesting to see the latest numbers from Instagram showing that the #1 location in the world was Siam Paragon and that for the most instagrammed cities, Bangkok was #2, you can see below for the whole list. Now if I’m reaching for an investment case…well high number […]
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