ADD: local fund, BBLAM, raised holding by 1.7053% to 6.5928% on October 29. BANPU divests 47.5% holding in Spain renewable firm, Sunseap, for US$364m vs initial investment at US$173.7b, announced acquisition in 768mw combined cycle gas-fired power plants in Texas, Temple 1, for US$ 430M. Comment: Cap gain to be recognised, combined with coal prices […]
Read More →AOT: sees earnings at trough cycle, expects FY22 loss narrow to Bt4b from Bt15b loss this year, target 62.3m passenger arrival in FY22 & 116m FY23. CPN: opening 2 malls this week, Central Sriracha on Wed & Cental Ayudhaya on Saturday, reassure FY21 earnings no less than last year. Comment: They are the giant in […]
Read More →AAV to issue 8,000m new share @ Bt1.75, offering 5,028m share in PP, 1,714m share RO, and 1,257m share for CB conversion, shareholder meeting Nov 26. Comment: Finally a real recap with one of the airlines here! There will be a trading opportunity at one point. AOT sees advance booking for landing/takeoff slots tick up […]
Read More →AP will launch 1,237 units high-rise projects under jv Mitsubishi Estate, LIFE Rama4-Asoke, worth Bt6.7b, pre-sales kick off October 16. CPF announced buyback up to 400m shares or 4.65% of paid-up under Bt10b budget from October 15 till April 14,22, estimated FY22F EPS +3-5% if program successfully executed.CPF’s HK whole-owned unit, CPFI, proposed to take […]
Read More →AWC reports advance booking topped 50% capacity of hotels in Phuket, expects positive OCC carry thru 4Q, eyes M&A to expand portfolio. Comment: Why them? They have scale, the 1 hotel operator/owner is dead (unless they are your favourite boutique). Capital will flow to the big boys. BBL, Sunway, Linklogis will jointly apply for a […]
Read More →CPN in talk to buy 29.58% of commercial property developer (SF) from MAJOR at Bt12/share before tender for the remaining shares, aiming to obtain East BKK shopping complex, Mega Bangna, Tabloid. Comment: WOW. CPN has recently taken GLAND and now SF. They are the retail play for Thailand FPT rent out 15,350 sq.m. cargo warehouse […]
Read More →CPN firms on plan to open Central Plaza Ayudhaya & Sriracha in 2H, target completions of Dusit Central Park in FY24, 9.2 acres mixed-use projects under JV Hong Kong Land by FY26, will finalize plan to estimate mall in Vietnam before end of year. Comment: Still the best mall operator in the country by a […]
Read More →ASIAN sets 8-10% revenue growth target to Bt9.5b, sees strong 1Q on rising exports in frozen pet food, sets Bt500-1,000m to expand production lines and M&A. BGRIM to import 250K ton of LNG in 2H21, supplying 5 SPP Replacement, expecting 10-15% electricity utilization growth this year, target >76MW new capacity this year. CIMBT were pushed […]
Read More →BEAUTY’s confident of turning around to profitable this year, sees 5% revenue growth on cost cutting and hemp-based cosmetics. Comment: Another “hemp player”. No one is trusting BEAUTY given that there are no Chinese tourists in town. CPN firms on plan to open 2 malls this year including Central Plaza Ayudhaya & Sriracha, Central Plaza […]
Read More →BPP’s planned investment in 1,000MW gas PP in the US and another large one oversea in a form of JV, with <50% stake, will be concluded in 1H21, a few more clean energy powerplants with 100-200MW capacity planned by end of year. Comment: Bam bam bam, natty gas. Great for the ESG story. But the […]
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