ADVANC THCOM CSL ADVANC announced the purchase of 250mn shares of CSL from DTV Service, subsidiary of THCOM for Bt7.80/share, giving THCOM cash of Bt1.95bn. It will also buy 84mn shares from SingTel for Bt655mn. (Thun Hoon, 14/9/17) Comment: At 15x PE for CSL it isn’t the cheapest price…effectively its a right pocket left pocket […]
Read More →ABC ABC plans to launch E-Payment service via WeChat Pay. It intends for this to be a payment application for Chinese tourists. It plans to partner with 10,000 stores. It expects this to contribute revenue of at least Bt1bn/month. (Kao Hoon, 21/02/17) Comment: Right…but then their actual revenue from this may only 1-3%? This company […]
Read More →ASEFA ASEFA targets 2017 revenue growth of 10-15% and plans to bid for government and private jobs. It has backlog on hand of more than Bt1.8bn, of which it will book 70% this year. It has a budget of Bt10mn to open 10 new branches. (Thun Hoon, 02/02/17) Comment: Well if thats the case then […]
Read More →CSL CSL expects a better performance in 4Q16 than in 3Q16 after recognizing revenue from ICT and IDC (Internet Data Center). It expects 2016 revenue to grow 2-3% as targeted. It plans to invest in IDC to handle new clients. (Thun Hoon, 06/12/16) Comment: Always a good dividend yield from this name but it has […]
Read More →AJD AJD reported 3Q16 net profit of Bt104.17mn, which brought 9M16 earnings to Bt309.8mn on higher sales of its top up machines (AJ Term Sabuy), which it targets to reach 50,000 this year. (Kao Hoon, 16/11/16) Comment: These are the fellows apparently working closely with Alibaba, if you believe in it somehow working (I still […]
Read More →BIG BIG reported 9M16 net profit of Bt546mn, up109%YoY, boosted by mirrorless cameras. It expects a strong performance in 4Q16 brought by new products and higher sales thanks to many events. It expects 2016 revenue and net profit to mark a record high. Its board approved an interim dividend of Bt0.07/share. (Thun Hoon, 07/11/16) Comment: […]
Read More →APCO APCO set up three subsidiaries, which it expects to support its 2017 performance. It expects 2016 revenue growth to be higher than 10% because it plans to boost sales in the last three months. It expects 4Q16 revenue to be peak. (Thun Hoon, 05/10/16) Comment: They haven’t quite been able to do the magical […]
Read More →ARROW ARROW expects 2016 revenue and profit to be a new high. It is maintains its full-year target revenue at Bt1.4bn, growth of 15%. It has backlog of Bt240mn, all of which will be booked this year. It is talking with two companies to take a share of its subsidiary and expects to make a […]
Read More →ADVANC ADVANC plans to increase 2016 revenue target to accommodate greater revenue from services and a campaign to stimulate sales. It expects the 900MHz license to cut EBITDA margin in 2H16 to an average of 38-39% in the year. It expects maintain its 100% dividend payout. (Thun Hoon, 19/08/16) Comment: While the dividend payout ratio […]
Read More →BANPU BANPU to have BPP invest in solar farms in China and Japan. It expects to increase capacity to increase revenue in 2017. The coal business continues to be good. It plans to acquire another mine and to invest in renewable energy to replace coal, such as water and solar. It expects to increase capacity […]
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