Looks like the bidding begins by Sept ’14, ADVANC and DTAC are in good financial shape to be able to pay for this, TRUE has launched its TRUEGIF but it’s still bleeding cash from its marketing campaigns, at the end of the day ADVANC is still going to be the market leader. True Move and […]
Read More →The clever folks at Asia Plus Securities put this out earlier in the week showing what foreign investors have been selling in Thailand during the month of November. And the damage is clear to see, telco’s especially ADVANC are being hurt badly followed by the banks, why? We hypothesize that well both sectors are overvalued, […]
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 […]
Read More →This was one of the best interviews I had the pleasure of doing, Mr. Abdullah does come across incredibly passionate about DTAC’s businesses and opportunities. Total Access Communication Plc (DTAC) is one of the leading telecommunication services providers in Thailand with a total subscriber base of 27.5 million users, making it the country’s second-largest mobile […]
Read More →CPALL Expects 13-15% sales growth — CPALL is confident that sales will grow by 13-15%, and insists that it will continue to expand despite the domestic consumption slowdown. (Khao Hoon, 03/10/13) Comment: The key story here is on how they are re financing their debts from the MAKRO takeover DTAC 3mn 3G customers — DTAC […]
Read More →ADVANC AIS moves to become leader in mobile payments – Advanced Info Service (AIS) will launch a new mobile-wallet service for online shopping. Already the largest mobile operator, the move is aimed at becoming the leader in mobile payments. The virtual credit card payment service, which AIS claims is the first in Thailand, lets online […]
Read More →CHO Free warrants — CHO plans to offer free warrants to existing holders, in hope to bolster its capital base. The company is to propose and wait for the shareholder’s approval at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholding on Oct 16. (Khao Hoon, 23/09/13) Comment: Every thai trader/shareholder loves free stuff. DTAC DTAC sees large […]
Read More →Donald Rumsfeld referred to Europe as “Old Europe” years ago in a speech and its something that has stuck in the back of my mind ever since. Population demographics of a country is tremendously important for the growth of a country and this is why SE Asia is still a fantastic place to be investment […]
Read More →ANAN Buying more land for a luxury condo — ANAN is investing Bt1.417bn to acquire a new land plot to develop a luxury condominium project worth Bt6.5bn and expects presales to start in 4Q13 with transfers in 2016. The company said revenues will grow by 100% this year and expects transfers for 2013 to amount […]
Read More →ANAN – Ananda plans Bt20bn projects in second half – Ananda Development, confident of the continuing strength of residential demand, plans to launch condominium projects worth more than Bt2bn over the remainder of the year. (The Nation, 18/07/13) AOT cutting par value — AOT is to reduce par value from Bt10.00 to Bt1.00 after prices […]
Read More →