Amata: Still confident of EIA backing. Amata Corporation is confident the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its 3,500-rai expansion at Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate will be approved this year, ending a long dispute with communities. The company maintains the land sales target of 3,000 rai in 2013, up from 2,800 rai last year. (Source: Bangkok […]
Read More →CPALL CPALL greenlights Siam Makro takeover — CPALL shareholders approved the Bt189bn acquisition of Siam Makro in the country’s biggest ever takeover. Some 87% of shareholders who attended the meeting yesterday voted for the proposal, more than the 75% required. (Bangkok Post, 13/06/13) Comment: No surprise here, great for CPALL as they need to Makro’s […]
Read More →CPALL CP outlines Bt2.5bn expansion — CP All, the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, intends to invest Bt2.5bn to build four distribution centers across the country to support its future expansion in which the number of stores would reach 10,000 by 2017. The first center, which is under construction at a cost of Bt1bn in […]
Read More →So the essentials of the deal are as follows: CPALL agreed with MAKRO’s major shareholder, SHV Nederland B.V., to acquire its 64.35% (154.4m shares) in Makro @ THB 787/share. Funding is 90% debt financing, 10% internal CF, no equity capital call. Purchase price of MAKRO is @ 42.9x of 2013F (as per analyst’s estimates) Debt […]
Read More →BGH BGH plans hospital in Chinatown — Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Plc (BGH), Thailand’s largest hospital group, is to invest 700-750 million baht to set up a new hospital in Bangkok’s Chinatown aiming to tap into affluent ethnic Chinese and Indian residents. The investment includes 30-year rental and renovation costs for two old buildings, one […]
Read More →BBL BBL gets into auto lending with specific loans for first car buyers — Even though Bangkok Bank is not ready to enter the hire-purchase (lease-to-own) business, it has developed a product called Bualuang Poonphol for First Car to help it become more familiar with the car-loan market. “We are learning about the auto-loan market […]
Read More →BTS BTS group infrastructure fund on — BTS Group Holdings looks to have cleared the way for a brighter future, with the green light to go ahead with its infrastructure fund and a possible rise in skytrain fares. (The Nation, 21/02/13) Comment: Looks like there’s been some sell on the news, we all know that […]
Read More →BLAND Back in the black — BLAND reported a net profit of Bt122mn for the quarter ended 31 December 2012 compared to a loss of Bt268mn for the same period last year. Its revenue increased to Bt969mn (2011 – Bt605mn) and gross profit increased 158% to Bt523mn (2011 – Bt204mn). (Khao Hoon, 12/2/13) Comment: Wooo! […]
Read More →2 weeks ago I translated here from the Thai news, Stocks in the news(ap, bay, CPALL, itd, kce, scc) – 31.01.13, that CPALL is aiming to expand into Myanmar, thanks to @srt_cm0123_53 on twitter who was great in letting me know that Seven & I Holdings Co, which announced in June it was planning to partner […]
Read More →AP AP aiming at 15% YoY growth in revenues — AP aims for revenue growth of Bt20-21bn, a 15% increase from last year’s Bt17bn. It targets sales of Bt23-25bn, a 15-20% increase from last year, which will help raise its current backlog of more than Bt27bn. The company expects to launch 23 projects, worth Bt24bn […]
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